Earlybird-X spin-off U2V launches €60 million fund to back DeepTech startups from European tech universities | EU-Startups
European venture capital firm U2V (University2Ventures) has announced the first closing of its €60 million Fund I. With this fund, the spin-off from Earlybird-X aims to back early-stage DeepTech startups from European tech universities. It will invest in pre-Seed and Seed-stage startups across Europe, focusing on AI novel computing, IndustrialTech and CleanTech, with up to 25 investments […]
PSU Partners with Google to Launch Oregon AI Accelerator, Driving Regional Innovation | Portland State University
Portland State University joins a coalition of Oregon’s top innovation and academic institutions in the launch of Oregon AI Accelerator, a first-of-its-kind statewide initiative designed to support early-stage founders building transformative, AI-first companies. Backed by seed funding from Google, and supported by the Metro Regional Innovation Hub, PSU, Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon State […]
UC Davis Announces Winners of Autumn 2025 Science Translation and Innovative Research Grant Program
The University of California, Davis, has awarded $100,000 through the autumn 2025 cohort of the Science Translation and Innovative Research, or STAIR, Grant Program to help scientists advance innovative research with strong commercial potential. Awardees of the autumn STAIR grant are Abhaya M. Dandekar, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Sciences and director of the […]
GAP Insights: UCSD Horizon Accelerator Leads with Milestone-Driven Approach, Formation of Distinguished Advisory Board
UC San Diego’s Horizon Accelerator recently announced the formation of its inaugural Advisory Board, signaling a bold rethinking of how centers-of-excellence can help researchers move from lab discovery to market-ready venture. Unlike traditional accelerators that may push all startups through a fixed 12-week curriculum, Horizon takes a milestone-driven, founder-centered approach. For many science-driven ventures — […]
Accelerate Blue Foundry – UM – Innovation Partnerships
The Foundry is looking for motivated entrepreneurs to build startups based on technologies from a curated portfolio of U-M innovations. Those who successfully complete the program may pitch ventures to a panel of experts for a chance to launch their startup and secure seed funding.* Selected entrepreneurs will be matched with revolutionary U-M technologies, and […]
HSG START Accelerator: Eight start-ups complete first programme cycle
The vision of the HSG START Accelerator is to build a pan-Alpine bridge between technological excellence and entrepreneurial implementation. The programme specifically prepares European tech start-ups in the early growth phase for scaling and access to capital and markets. ‘Our mission is to accompany the next generation of European tech champions,’ said Prof. Dr. Dietmar Grichnik, President […]
Cincinnati 1918 Venture Lab takes the lead in health care innovation
Cincinnati entrepreneurs unveiled breakthrough technologies aimed at rewriting how patients are diagnosed, treated and protected. Hosted at the University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub, the event highlighted an accelerator program that has quickly become a cornerstone of the region’s health and life sciences ecosystem. From concussion-prevention gear to more precise radiation-therapy treatment to faster cardiac arrest […]
Syracuse Whitman School of Management Launches Orange Business Angel Network
The Whitman School of Management has launched the Orange Business Angel Network (OBAN), a groundbreaking student-led experiential learning program that will provide hands-on startup investment experience for students while connecting University-affiliated entrepreneurs with seed funding and mentorship. The program will begin in spring 2026 with an inaugural class of approximately 15 exceptional students and a founding cohort […]
Marketplace Morning: Could investing in startups be a money-maker for universities?
Worth a listen. The Trump administration has been clear on wanting deep cuts in federal funding for research at American universities, including cutting money for basic research by more than a third. In response, some universities are working harder to turn research into money-making startup companies. w/ Rick Huebsch, AVP, OTC, UMN https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/12/03/could-investing-in-startups-help-universities-make-money
UCD Spin-out Raises $2.5 million in Pre-Seed Funding to Scale Breakthrough Encryption Platform for AI Security
Mirror Security, a research-driven cybersecurity company which spun out of University College Dublin (UCD) with the support of NovaUCD, today announced that it has raised $2.5 million (€2.15 million) in pre-seed funding to scale its breakthrough encryption platform for AI security. The funding round was led by (opens in a new window)Sure Valley Ventures (SVV) and (opens in […]