State Awards Pre-Seed Fund III to Michigan State University Foundation
EAST LANSING, Mich. –– The Michigan State University Foundation announced today that it has been named administrator of the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund III by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The $3 million award, approved by the Michigan Strategic Fund, fits the non-profit mission of the MSU Foundation and will help further drive economic development by deploying this early […]
UTSA Launches COVID-19 Business Recovery Accelerator to Help Businesses Access Emergency Funds During Pandemic
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Institute for Economic Development today launched the Small Business Development Center COVID-19 Business Recovery Accelerator (SBDC COBRA) to help small businesses weather the financial hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic. COBRA is the only recovery accelerator of its kind in Texas to help stabilize and rebuild the small business […]
HBS New Venture Competition: Entrepreneurs Innovate in a Time of Crisis –
Late yesterday afternoon, video screens around the world were glowing as the winners of the 23rd annual HBS New Venture Competition (NVC) were announced. This year’s finale, which was all virtual in this COVID-19 era, featured 20 student and alumni finalist teams vying for $300,000 in cash and in-kind prizes. The top prize in the […]
Purdue Foundry startups receive funding from Elevate Ventures to spur growth
Five Purdue Foundry-affiliated startups are among the businesses from around Indiana to win funding by Elevate Ventures to spur growth. The startups are among 16 chosen from 58 finalists that competed Feb. 25-27 in the second regional Elevate Nexus Pitch Competitions. Elevate Ventures awarded a total of $680,000 in preseed and seed funding. The Purdue-affiliated startup […]
Submissions invited for UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge – WARF
$100K fund to accelerate solutions in development at UW–Madison MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced it will dedicate resources and a portion of its WARF Accelerator funds to inspire and advance technologies poised to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge invites Principal Investigators (PIs) and their teams to submit […]
Tucson Tech: UA-focused venture fund invests in aircraft missile-defense startup
University of Arizona-focused venture capital fund has invested in an optics startup developing laser-based countermeasures to protect military and civilian aircraft from missiles. UAVenture Capital’s undisclosed investment in CMLaser Technologies Inc. is the fund’s 15th portfolio investment in just over two years. Based on an invention of longtime UA optics professor Nasser Peyghambarian and patented […]
Alumni-led agtech startup The Bee Corp receives $250K investment from IU Philanthropic Venture Fund
The IU Philanthropic Venture Fund, managed by IU Ventures, is investing $250,000 in The Bee Corp, an Indiana agtech startup developing solutions for growers and beekeepers who rely on commercial pollination. The company uses infrared cameras that attach to a smartphone to provide a noninvasive look at the health of the hive. More than half a dozen […]
New CUNY partnership launches public health innovation accelerator
The City University of New York’s CUNY Startups program has joined forces with Firefly Innovations of the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy (CUNY SPH) to help address challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Public Health Innovation Accelerator helps entrepreneurs, CUNY students, faculty, staff, and the broader NYC community generate and […]
Partnership between U., Rutgers, and NJIT to conduct collaborative clinical research
A recent partnership with Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is promoting collaborations between University researchers and the medical community. The partnership, known as the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS), provides resources to advance the quality and quantity of translational research impacting health in New Jersey. […]
UH Ventures Accelerator announces companies in spring 2020 cohort
The UH Ventures Accelerator, powered by the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE), selected five Hawaiʻi startups for its spring 2020 cohort. Designed for early-stage, University of Hawaiʻi-affiliated ventures across 10 campuses, the accelerator provides tailored mentorship, intensive startup education and seed funding. Four of the five startups selected address challenges associated with COVID-19. “When we selected the companies at the end […]