Innovation Works collects almost $24 mln for early-stage Pittsburgh tech fund
Investment in Pittsburgh technology companies is significantly increasing due to an uptick in investment from existing, local venture capital, an influx of out-of-town investment, and now a new fund from Innovation Works called Riverfront Ventures. In just the first nine months of 2014, the amount of venture capital flowing to Pittsburgh’s growing technology companies is […]
Partnerships with ASU bring startup acceleration program to New York | ASU News
Thanks to new partnerships between Arizona State University’s Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator and community development partners in New York, entrepreneurs in upstate New York will have the opportunity to commercialize technologies developed by the Air Force Research Lab – Information Directorate based in Rome, New York. “Arizona State University is proud to bring this startup […]
First university start-up investments selected by funder techstart Northern Ireland
stablished by Invest Northern Ireland as part of its Access to Finance strategy, techstart NI is providing support for early stage technology businesses and university spin-outs. The businesses, Inflyte and Brewbot, have received over £300,000 between them aspart of a £23.6million initiative is made up of a £13m SME equity fund, two university funds of […]
U. of Michigan student-led venture funds seeking business plans
The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business today announced that its three student-led venture funds are all actively seeking business plans to consider in their respective 2014-2015 investment rounds. The Wolverine Venture Fund, Zell Commercialization Fund and Social Venture Fund […]
University of California Incubators Eager to Scout Startups, Co-Investors for UC Ventures
Fledgling companies at the 20 or so incubators clustered around UC Berkeley, UCSF, and other University of California campuses are well-placed to benefit from the new $250 million venture fund the university system plans to set up next year. But leaders at the incubators say they also plan to be on the giving side, helping […]
This $50M investment fund has money for Maryland health companies it says are being ignored by investors
A new venture fund will target Maryland companies that have been skipped over by other deep-pocketed investors who focus on technology hotbeds like Silicon Valley. BioHealth Innovation Inc. on Tuesday announced its new $50 million BioHealth Gap fund. The fund will invest in early-stage life sciences, pharma, health IT and related companies based in central […]
University to help fund future of horticulture research with $400K seed fund
The University of Melbourne will contribute $200,000 alongside the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) to establish the Innovation Seed Fund, announced today as part of the Department’s new Horticulture Centre of Excellence. The $400,000 fund will underpin research to help develop Victoria’s horticultural industries over the next three years, with a focus on […]
University of Oxford Isis Fund Makes First Investments
The £1.25 million University of Oxford Isis Fund, set up by Parkwalk Advisors and Isis Innovation in February, has made its first investments in medical device spin-out Oxtex and in Brainomix, a start up from the Isis Software Incubator which is developing software to improve stroke diagnosis. Brainomix is pioneering a system which puts the […]
U-M Social Venture Fund Invests in Detroit’s Loveland Technologies | Xconomy
The University of Michigan today announced that its Social Venture Fund has backed Detroit-based startup Loveland Technologies as part of a Series AA round of financing.An SEC filing shows that Loveland has raised about $780,000 from seven investors, although the company declined to say how much it had raised or name other investors. The student-run […]
SMU’s MBA Venture Fund reaches $3M
In 12 years since its founding, Southern Methodist University’s MBA Venture Fund has grown to $3 million and is providing money to venture capitalists in a variety of industries. In 2002, two investors put forward $600,000 to begin the fund and give SMU students the chance to gain hands-on experience with venture capital deals. In […]