New $10m start-up fund launched in Australia
Signal Ventures is the brainchild of Melbourne start-up influencer Atlanta Daniel and US investor Niel Robertson, who will serve as general partners. The pair said Signal Ventures will focus on entrepreneur-friendly, early stage capital and will offer deep operational experience as well as They said the fund plans to be active in the Australian community, […]
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) LED Group Wins License to Operate a Tech Incubator
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), an internationally recognized venture capital fund, announced today that it has been chosen byIsrael’s National Innovation Authority (Office of the Chief Scientist) to operate a Jerusalembased technological incubator. The JVP led group included Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), Reliance Industries (NSE: Reliance) and Yissum, the Research Development Company of the Hebrew University […]
Google’s GV leads $21M Series B in bioscience firm Cambridge Epigenetix
VC firm GV (née Google Ventures) has made another investment in Europe — its seventh — leading a $21 million Series B round for epigenetic sequencing tech company and Cambridge University spin-out, Cambridge Epigenetix. The U.K.-based bioscience company makes DNA modification analysis tools for epigenetics researchers — an emerging field of study which looks at how environmental factors and […]
Seed fund helps catalyze Duke energy research on materials, environment, policy
Research projects that examine energy materials, the water-energy-food nexus, and renewable energy policies will receive funding in 2016 from the Energy Initiative’s Energy Research Seed Fund. Six projects involving 16 faculty members were selected for the third annual round of awards from the fund. The Energy Research Seed Fund provides a financial head start for […]
UNC Rex’s venture fund expands by $8 million
UNC Rex Healthcare, which four years ago committed $10 million to create a venture capital fund that invests in startup health care companies, has set aside an extra $8 million for further investments. The board of directors at Rex, which is part of the UNC Health Care System, has authorized the fund, Rex Health Ventures, […]
New Iowa startup investment fund on the horizon
A new fund that would invest in Iowa startups is in the works after receiving certification from the state. River Glen Venture Partners aims to raise a pool of $25 million it would invest in early-stage companies, fund founder Matt Busick said. “We think that’s the right number to build a portfolio over four to five years of 10 (startups) […]
Purdue Ventures to Oversee Startup Investments
The combined investment resources for Purdue University-affiliated startups will now be managed by a single entity. The newly-created Purdue Ventures will oversee the deployment of $37 million in investments from the Purdue Research Foundation’s multiple funding resources. Dan Hasler, president and chief entrepreneurial officer of the Purdue Research Foundation, says it makes sense to put […]
ENGINE grants provide funding for College of Engineering faculty entrepreneurs
Three projects have been selected for funding through the College of Engineering’s ENGineering for Innovation & ENtrepreneurship (ENGINE) grant program. Now in its second year, the program provides financial support to faculty to help transition their early stage research results through a proof-of-concept phase, with the ultimate objective of forming a startup company or licensing […]
Syracuse CASE Awards Three University-Industry $50,000 Grants for Collaborative Research
The Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE) at Syracuse University announced the winners of its inaugural University-Industry Seed Funding Competition. This unique program provides New York State companies with an opportunity to receive up to $50,000 in leading-edge University-based research and development with no immediate matching investment. The competition, announced in October, was open […]
Transition in Tech Transfer: Will MIT Ever Start a Venture Fund?
By the end of June, Lita Nelsen will retire from MIT’s Technology Licensing Office, where she has worked for 30 years. She has been director of the office since 1993 and has seen a lot of things. Nelsen recently sat down with Xconomy to talk about trends in tech transfer and entrepreneurship. One timely issue: […]