UCalgary celebrates 3rd year of UCeed the largest university-based investment fund of its kind in Canada
UCeed launched in June 2020 with a goal to expand the economy and accelerate innovation in Calgary and beyond. Three years later the philanthropically driven, commercially minded pre-seed fund has done just that with a remarkable investment of $6.19 million in its portfolio of 44 companies. A significant contributor to the investment and innovation ecosystem in Alberta […]
UTA student entrepreneurs earn $100,000 in startup funds
Deependra Thakur and Abhay Dere won $40,000 for their software solution tailored for gas station store owners. The Maverick Entrepreneur Program and Award Fund distributed $117,000 to 10 student entrepreneurs at the MavPitch grand finale event. The Maverick Entrepreneurship Program and Award was established to encourage UT Arlington students to explore and express their business […]
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Awards $5M to Accelerate Innovation
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announced 16 outstanding projects in its latest class of ASPIRE awards, granting more than $5 million for research that aims to answer key feasibility and proof-of-concept questions in an accelerated time frame, and scaling for impact based upon initial success. The high-risk nature of these projects, often based on new ideas […]
Six President’s Buckeye Accelerator teams awarded $50,000 for entrepreneurial ventures
Six Ohio State University student teams who participated in the first-ever President’s Buckeye Accelerator have each been awarded $50,000 to fund their entrepreneurial ventures. The six winners were among 10 teams who pitched their ideas to a panel of Ohio entrepreneurs on April 6. The pitch finale took place at the 99P Labs facility and was hosted […]
IBM Launches $500 Million Enterprise AI Venture Fund
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it is launching a $500 million venture fund to invest in a range of AI companies – from early-stage to hyper-growth startups – focused on accelerating generative AI technology and research for the enterprise. With a differentiated model and strategy consisting of domain expertise from across IBM and a dedicated portfolio development team, the IBM Enterprise AI […]
New ASU incubator provides support, funding for sustainable food-system ventures | ASU News
Arizona State University will celebrate those who have served the nation and their communities with an assortment of events across Phoenix metro campuses for this year’s Salute to Service happening Nov. 8–18. Salute to Service honors the military veteran community along with first responders, front-line medical workers, volunteers and the many other individuals working in public service. “We […]
Cleveland Clinic Launches New Quantum Innovation Program for Start-up Companies
Cleveland Clinic has launched the Cleveland Clinic Quantum Innovation Catalyzer Program, a competitive program for start-up companies to explore quantum computing applications in healthcare and life sciences. Up to four early- and growth-stage life sciences and healthcare technology companies will be selected by Cleveland Clinic through a competitive application process. Awarded start-ups will receive a 24-week […]
Impact Fund Iron Nation Launches To Support Early-Stage Israeli Startups
Iron Nation, a new volunteer emergency impact fund designed to help early-stage Israeli startups continue operating amid the nation’s war with Hamas, launched today. The fund aims to raise $20 million to support post-seed venture-backed startups in Israel, where an estimated 15-20% of the tech workforce has been called up to serve as military reservists in the […]
Biotech industry leader to helm WashU drug development accelerator – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Shripad Bhagwat, PhD, a drug development expert with decades of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, has been named the inaugural senior director of the Needleman Program for Innovation and Commercialization (NPIC) at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to his role as senior director, Bhagwat has a research-track professor appointment in the Department […]
Johns Hopkins and U Maryland Life science accelerator launches with $100M grant
The life sciences accelerator Blackbird Laboratories Inc. launched Tuesday with a $100 million founding grant from The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation and research collaborations with Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the Lieber Institute for Brain Development. Blackbird Labs’ mission is to help universities and investigators commercialize their academic research to […]