Brown Foundations’ $2.5 Million Challenge Kicks Off U Arizona Catapult Corp
Our modern world is changing faster than we can conceive and universities are at the forefront of progress. Often academic discoveries struggle to reach their intended markets, but a new and groundbreaking program launched at the University of Arizona will help ensure its best minds turn their original ideas into viable and profitable companies. The […]
Cambridge University breaks investment record with £2.7 million in investments
The University of Cambridge is raising a third enterprise fund this month having broken its early stage investment record for a second year running, approving nine seed fund investments for a total of £2.7 million – an increase on the £2.3m invested in 2012/13. Cash raised from its portfolio is being recycled in an exciting […]
Seed fund for Illinois university tech startups launched
The state is launching a $500,000 seed fund to encourage tech spinoffs from Illinois universities. Many of the universities, such as University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Chicago, already have their own larger funds aimed at moving ideas from the lab to the commercial market.
Innovate Indiana Funded Start-up Closes $10M Series B
PrecisionHawk, an IU-funded venture that deploys unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect and process data for various commercial users, today disclosed a second round of funding that totals nearly $10 million.
University of California Plans $250M Fund for Campus Startups
The University of California is planning a $250 million venture-capital fund to finance startup companies stemming from research conducted by its faculty and students.
New Seattle Angel Fund Forming to Back Northwest Startups
Seattle Angel, which over the last three years has focused on introducing more qualified people to angel investing, plans a Northwest-focused investment fund set to begin early next year.
Bend Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Startup Secures $3M with Help from Oregon BEST, ONAMI
PORTLAND, Ore. Two of Oregon¹s signature research centers, Oregon BEST and ONAMI, today announced $400,000 in commercialization funding for Bend, Ore.-based startup Onboard Dynamics, Inc. The funding secures a $3-million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy¹s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), which invested an initial $1 million in the project two years ago.
Moscow Seed Fund invests in first medical tech project
The Moscow Seed Fund and nanotech centre Technospark have invested $156k in company NSL’s medical laser drill. The instrument is designed for contactless puncturing of the finger tissue for blood analysis. The money will allow NSL to take the drill into mass production.
Aston University spin-out funded £230,00 by Mercia Capital
Aston EyeTech has developed software that supports optometrists with diagnosis, selling optical products and conducting clinical trials. Mercia Fund Management has agreed to invest £230,000 in the first instance.
LSDF announces $750,000 in Proof of Concept grants to promote health-related technologies
SEATTLE, Washington, August 29, 2014 – The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) today announced nearly $750,000 in Proof of Concept grants to Washington state for-profit and non-profit organizations to promote translation of health-related technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplace. Also announced was nearly $56,000 in supplemental funding to an existing grant to increase […]