Australian government selects three VC firms to invest $200M into start-ups
The federal government has picked three venture capital funds to co-invest at least $200 million into high-growth Australian start-ups via its Innovation Investment Fund.
Gap funding nanoparticle project at U Iowa could lead to safer factory conditions
Workers in manufacturing can encounter a range of hazards on the job, but some of those dangers can pass unseen. Such is the case with nanoparticles, so tiny they can be inhaled and put workers at risk for various ailments, including lung cancer.
Oxford’s Said Business School launches new student-led seed fund
Said Business School has announced a new seed fund that will invest up to £25k this summer in two to four start-ups led by Oxford students and alumni.
NMotion to put up to $115K in funds and services into University of Nebraska spin-outs
Six to 10 start-ups will be selected to participate in the first year of NMotion, a new start-up accelerator in Lincoln. NUtech Ventures, a non-profit affiliate of the University of Nebraska whose goal is to help form partnerships between industry and university research to advance technology, is just one of the many partners involved in […]
First Round Capital supports Philly tech scene, QED proof of concept program
The city of Philadelphia announced Tuesday that its Startup PHL Seed Fundwill be run by one of the top seed investors in the country — for free. First Round Capital, the University City-based seed-stage venture-capital firm co-founded by tech entrepreneur and investorJosh Kopelman, will run the fund and invest $3 million in it. The Philadelphia Industrial Development […]
IP Shakti adds a CEO in Residence program to support seed fund for biomedical and life science innovations
PRINCETON, N.J., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – IP Shakti (www.ipshakti.com) has now launched a CEO-In-Residence (CIR) program with their existing gap fund and technology portfolio. “Management, Funding and Technology form the 3-legged stool a start-up company needs to bring a technology to the marketplace. Many Universities have the technology, and perhaps the management through an entrepreneurship program, […]
Virginia Innovation Partnerships puts $861K in 18 university research projects
A statewide network designed to accelerate innovation and economic growth has awarded $861,086 to 18 university research projects across the commonwealth. The Virginia Innovation Partnership, created last fall as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s i6 Challenge, provides proof-of-concept funding to advance early-stage research, also connecting academic researchers with mentors, corporations and investors to accelerate commercialization of the […]
Clearside Biomedical, GA Tech venture spin-out, lands $7.9M investment
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. an Atlanta-based ophthalmic pharmaceutical company launched from research at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology, has received $7.9 million in funding to continue drug and technology development for treatment of ocular diseases. The new funding is in addition to a $4 million venture capital investment received by Clearside Biomedical in […]
WARF, State of Wisconsin create new early-stage venture capital fund for information technology
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation are creating an early-stage venture capital fund focused on information technology. Called 4490 Ventures, a reference to the 44° N latitude and 90° W longitude lines that approximate the center of the state of Wisconsin, the $30 million fund will focus on early-stage companies […]
UCSD student fund invests $25K in Savara Pharmaceuticals, a Texas start-up
After launching its student-run Rady Venture Fund three years ago, UCSD’s Rady School of Management says today it has invested $25,000 in its biggest deal so far—a $16 million Series B investment in Savara Pharmaceuticals of Austin, TX. Savara, founded in 2007, is in mid-stage development of an inhaled antibiotic to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in […]