Two University of Buffalo startups win $50,000 in FuzeHub commercialization competition
Two University at Buffalo startups have each won $50,000 in a statewide commercialization competition organized by FuzeHub, a nonprofit organization responsible for assisting small- to medium-sized manufacturing companies in New York State. Ferric Contrast Inc. founded by UB chemistry professor Janet Morrow, and NanoHydroChem LLC, co-founded by UB chemical and biological engineering PhD candidate Parham […]
RIT Venture Creations companies will compete for $1 million accelerator grand prize
Two companies at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Venture Creations incubator were selected to compete for the $1 million grand prize in the New York state-funded Luminate NY accelerator program. The companies, Positive Science and Molecular Glasses, will join eight others for a six-month accelerator program at High Tech Rochester’s incubator space in downtown Rochester. Each […]
CoMotion-funded Health tech startup spins out of Univ. of Washington, aims to make surgery more efficient with data science
The University of Washington added yet another startup to its growing list of spinouts Monday: Perimatics, a health technology company that offers data science-based software solutions for hospitals. The company was co-founded by Kalyani Velagapudi, a Microsoft vet and founder of Bellevue, Wash.,-based analytics and data consulting firm Winigent, and Bala Nair, a UW professor who invented the company’s Smart […]
Z21 Innovation Fund to accelerate University of Southampton Web startups
Funding is being made available for projects at the University of Southampton capitalising on the growing potential of the Web through the new Z21 Innovation Fund. The fund, a collaboration between the University of Southampton and the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), launched yesterday with an event at the University’s Highfield Campus during Global Entrepreneurship Week that saw representatives […]
Utah grants aid startup firms through ‘valley of death’ period
For startup companies, the difference between success and failure may be simple to identify — generating the capital needed to keep the lights on while developing a product for market. But finding that funding is often tenuous and challenging. “There’s this ‘valley of death’ when you’re trying to raise money and go to market,” according […]
Jive donates $25K to Utah Valley University to start student-run venture capital fund
The stakes are being raised for Utah Valley University’s business students. The UVU Wolverine Fund, a student-run venture capital fund using real money for students to make real investments, was created Wednesday after a $25,000 seed donation from Jive Communications. “They are going to learn about how to invest and what that means to put […]
Microsoft sponsoring free startup accelerator in northeast Wisconsin
Microsoft Corp. and others will sponsor a free accelerator program from Milwaukee-based gener8tor to fuel the growth of 10 northeastern Wisconsin startups each year, gener8tor announced in a news release Wednesday. Microsoft is sponsoring gBETA, a free version of gener8tor’s nationally ranked accelerator program that provides mentorship and coaching to startups. “Emerging companies need more than […]
Texas Medical Center Announces $25 Million TMC Venture Fund
The Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world, today announced the TMC Venture Fund, a $25 million initiative designed to support technologies and early-stage companies to flourish in Houston’s health care ecosystem and further the TMC’s mission to advance health, education and research. The Texas Medical Center unveiled plans for the TMC […]
Utah USTAR innovation center aimed at seeding aerospace startups
The Utah Science, Technology and Research Initiative, the state’s tech-focused economic development agency, will open the doors Friday on a new facility near Hill Air Force Base aimed at seeding new, Utah-based aerospace and innovation companies. The USTAR Innovation Center, located in Falcon Hill Research Park, can house multiple tenants, has co-working space and comes […]
Amazon Catalyst program welcomed to Washington State University campus
Washington State University announces the launch of a collaborative program with Amazon titled Amazon Catalyst — a successful innovation grant program. Amazon will provide up to $300,000 to WSU to launch the initiative, providing funding and mentorship to support bold, globally impactful and disruptive projects proposed by members of the university community. The Amazon Catalyst program will […]