Deep tech start-ups may get $100m boost by SPRING Singapore
Up to half of the funds in the Startup SG Equity scheme could be set aside for start-ups working in the sectors of advanced manufacturing and engineering, health and biomedical sciences, and urban solutions and sustainability. That could mean around $100 million going to what are known as deep technology firms exploring opportunities in these […]
Startup Growth Program Invest Georgia Makes Third Commitment: Invests $1 Million in Early Stage Fund TechSquare Labs
Georgia-based start-up growth project, Invest Georgia, has reportedly made its third commitment and invested $1 million in early stage fund, TechSquare Labs. According to VentureBeat, Invest Georgia’s program loose to encourage seed and early-stage companies in Georgia and has previously made investments in TTV Capital and Mosley Ventures, totaling to more than $6 million invested. Knox […]
Kent State University students to manage foundation investment fund
KENT, Ohio – Kent State University students will gain real-world experience this fall when they begin managing an investment fund for the university’s foundation. The program is designed to prepare students to work in the asset management business with an in-depth understanding of how the business works, the university said. “Kent State’s College of Business […]
New venture fund launched – run by Singapore university students, for students
Entrepreneurship community Kairos Asean and the Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IIE) have launched a new venture fund run by university students for students. Called Protege Ventures, it aims to give undergraduate and postgraduate students from Singapore-based universities a shot at “practical, real-life venture capital experience” in sourcing, analysing and investing in technology-enabled […]
IoT start-up Drayson Technologies clinches £10m to fund “cutting edge” research at Oxford University
Healthcare tech business Drayson Technologies is celebrating the close of a £10m Series C investment round led by Woodford Investment Management, which will support the business’ “ground-breaking” research deal with Oxford University and its NHS Trust. As part of the funding round, Oxford University and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) will receive […]
Florida talks a technology game but fails to fund it
The impact of Gov. Rick Scott’s veto of a line-item in the state budget last month is already rippling through the South Florida tech community. The Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research was slated to receive $5.5 million to provide seed funding to startups. That was one of the $409 million in local […]
Samsung to back European start-ups with $150 million investment fund
Samsung‘s venture capital arm announced Wednesday it is expanding into Europe to invest in the continent’s start-up scene. Samsung NEXT will use a $150 million global fund raised in January to target early stage start-ups in Europe for investment or acquisition, focusing on tech companies working on artificial intelligence, the internet of things, augmented reality […]
NC State is Bridging the Funding Gap from Research to Commercialization; invests in five new projects
Five promising North Carolina State University projects will receive support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF), which helps NC State researchers move their inventions into the marketplace. “NC State is establishing itself as a leader in technology commercialization,” says Kelly Sexton, assistant vice chancellor for NC State’s Office of Technology Commercialization and New Ventures. “This […]
Maine Technology Institute awards $695K, leveraging nearly $1M for recipients
The Maine Technology Institute approved 31 awards totaling almost $695,000 from across its suite of funding programs, leveraging an additional $960,815 in matching funds from the organizations. The investments will support innovative projects in nearly half of Maine’s 16 counties and in six of the state’s seven targeted technology sectors. Awards from this round include […]
Utah USTAR awards grants to Utah companies and university researchers
USTAR awarded seven Technology Acceleration Program grants and seven University Technology Acceleration Grants in its latest round of funding. “This round of cutting-edge technologies has potential to translate into improved monitoring systems and methods to test and validate drug and device therapies,” said Ivy Estabrooke, Ph.D., USTAR executive director. “Awardee projects span long-range wireless telemetry […]