University of New Mexico STC looks into crowdfunding to fill the gap
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – JANUARY 18, 2013 As part of its ongoing effort to expand its gap fund program for new technologies developed at the University of New Mexico, STC is promoting three of its technologies for funding donations on the crowdfunding website RocketHub (http://www.rockethub.com/profiles/61336-stc-unm). See Dan Mayfield’s interview with STC President & CEO Lisa Kuuttila in […]
Northeastern IDEA grants, year in review
2012 proved to be a groundbreaking year forIDEA: Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator. In 2012, the entire IDEA team worked hard to build the community’s awareness that IDEA is a University resource available to any student, faculty, or alumni interested in creating a Venture. IDEA events were heavily attended by students from across campus and the Boston […]
Maryland TEDCO restructures to funnel more money into state start-ups
One of Maryland’s most active early-stage investors, the Technology Development Corp. , or TEDCO, has restructured some of its existing programs and added others in hope of funneling more money to the state’s upstarts. Created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1998, TEDCO has almost exclusively invested state money to date. That will change under its new programs, which […]
University of Florida release call for Research Opportunity Seed Fund, full submission process and material
The Research Opportunity Seed Fund targets interdisciplinary, faculty-initiated research projects with potential for extramural support. The program focuses on new projects and/or new collaborative partnerships. Projects should be innovative, support institutional mission goals, have strong potential for garnering future funding from external sources, OR have outstanding commercial potential. Opportunity Fund awards are not intended to […]
U Michigan’s student-led Frankel Fund realizes acquisition of portfolio company, Arbor Photonics
The Frankel Commercialization Fund, in collaboration with The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, today announced that Arbor Photonics, a portfolio company of the fund, has been acquired by nLIGHT Corp., an industry leader in solid-state high performance lasers. Ann Arbor-based Arbor Photonics offers a […]
City Science Center QED POC program to fund four projects
Two digital health projects and two life science projects will receive a total of $600,000 from the University City Science Center’s QED Program, the Science Center announced December 19, 2012. Since its launch in 2009, the regionally competitive proof-of-concept program supporting technology commercialization has awarded $3 million to 16 projects in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and […]
NY State Research and Development Authority provides $15M in seed money to incubator projects
Inventors and scientists are getting $15 million worth of help from the State of New York to turn their high-tech, clean-energy ideas into successful businesses. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA, will invest $5 million in seed money at each of three new Proof-of-Concept Centers at Columbia University, the Polytechnic Institute […]
Venture fund proposal to UMN board
Presentation made to Board of Regents in support of the planned start-up venture fund initiative at the University of Minnesota http://www1.umn.edu/regents/docket/2012/december/venture.pdf
Presskit.to and Collaperty Receive November Gap Funding From Northeastern IDEA
IDEA: Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator is happy to announce Presskit.to and Collaperty as the Gap Fund recipients for November 2012. Each venture will receive $10,000 to further their business development. Presskit.to is aiming to become the leading platform for online portfolios in the music industry. Presskit.to provides musicians, agents, and producers a way to showcase and publicize their projects. Collaperty is a social […]
Ohio TechAngel Fund raises fourth fund with support form Ohio Third Frontier, $610K to back university POC work
The Ohio Third Frontier program has seeded a fourth fund with a $3 million award to the Ohio TechAngel Funds as part of the latest round of distributions from the state bond-backed technology initiative. The Third Frontier Commission approved the award this week as part of $24 million for its Pre-Seed Fund Capitalization Program, which […]