Texas A&M research program to fund seven more projects
The Texas A&M College of Science has big plans for its participation in a university-wide collaborative research initiative in 2018 with goals to provide up to $600,000 in support for teams participating in the Strategic Transformative Research program. The program, which began earlier this year and offered $504,882 in funding to 11 research concepts, has […]
[COA Member] Pre-accelerator offers way to help Puerto Rico-based young entrepreneurs
To help combat a mass exodus of young professionals from Puerto Rico, a pre-accelerator is offering a program for local entrepreneurs. Pre18 is offering a way to boost those in the early stages of establishing a company, granting them $20,000 plus support and training. Pre18 is looking for 20 startups in Puerto Rico with innovative business […]
Auburn Alumni Gives $1 Million Gift to Auburn University Entrepreneurs
$1 million gifted by Auburn Alumni will be a game changer for students looking to start their own businesses. Auburn’s business school believes entrepreneurship is the key to the future for U.S. businesses. So, ensuring students have the skills and resources needed to create startups means they’ll be ready to ride this wave of economic […]
Ottawa pushes venture capitalists to fix startup gender gap as condition of $400-million funding
Ottawa is pushing venture capitalists to help fix the gender gap in the Canadian startup scene, telling those who want to qualify for a $400-million funding program they must “demonstrate how their strategies would advance these objectives.” In its call for expressions of interest for the program to backstop venture capitalists, to be posted Monday, […]
[COA Member] University of Delaware Horn Program seeing entrepreneurial success
The University of Delaware’s Horn Program in Entrepreneurship has a booklet titled “Success Stories.” Inside, there are pictures and biographical information of the people and the businesses that have been nurtured in the program over its five years in existence empowering UD students to develop the mindset and skill set of an entrepreneur. Success, though, […]
UC Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator Welcomes 16 New Portfolio Startups; New Berkeley SkyDeck Fund
The UC Berkeley SkyDeck startup accelerator has announced the 16 teams accepted into the Spring 2018 cohort. Teams will receive support and mentorship valued at more than $200,000per company, and an additional $100,000 in funding from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund. SkyDeck is located in the Penthouse of the tallest building in Berkeley, Calif. Located in the penthouse of Berkeley’s tallest […]
Techstars launches Minnesota accelerator for agriculture and food startups
International startup accelerator Techstars announced today that it is launching a new ag tech accelerator in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Called the Farm-to-Fork Accelerator, the program will be managed by Brett Brohl, previously an entrepreneur in resident at Techstar’s Retail Accelerator, also based in Minnesota. Cargill and Ecolab, some of the largest players in the ag tech […]
TEDCO stem cell investments yield 1,400 jobs in Maryland, report says
State-backed investments in stem cell research have resulted in the creation of nearly 1,400 new jobs over the past 10 years, according to new data from Maryland Technology Development Corp. The Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, administered by TEDCO, supports research grants and loans to public and private entities. The funds are intended to help push innovative stem […]
Long Island tech startups use $1M in funding to attract $24M in venture capital
Two Long Island investment funds took a chance in 2014-15 on 10 technology startups, giving them a total of $1 million. Since then, the startups have raised $24 million from venture capitalists, government agencies and other businesses. That ability to attract capital is an encouraging sign that companies can be built from inventions created at […]
Tech Launch Arizona Reports More Companies Licensing UA Inventions
In the past four years, Tech Launch Arizona has worked with 55 companies to license University of Arizona knowledge, inventions and technology. Of those companies 53 are still licensed with intellectual property from the University’s research. SinfoníaRx is a healthcare company established in 2006 by the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Joann MacMaster, director […]