UChicago Spinout Super.tech Acquired by Quantum Ecosystem Leader ColdQuanta
Super.tech, a quantum software spinout from the University of Chicago and a Duality Cohort 1 participant, has been purchased by ColdQuanta, a worldwide quantum ecosystem leader. Super.tech is part of Argonne National Laboratory’s Chain Reaction Innovations program, as well as Duality, the first accelerator dedicated only to quantum companies, run by the Chicago Quantum Exchange […]
Here’s where Harvard’s engineering dean sees medtech research going
Surgical robots, artificial intelligence, and climate change mitigation are just a few of the priorities that the dean of Harvard’s engineering school is enthusiastic about. In Boston’s Allston area, the university built a 500,000-square-foot Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) for SEAS in 2020. A $500 million grant from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg to establish […]
Students pitch promising business ideas to investors at VCU Demo Day
Yosef Mirakov Cohen, a senior marketing major in the School of Business at Virginia Commonwealth University, is concerned about animal rescue and environmental protection. C’est Lä Vé, his company, manufactures vegan snack boxes in environmentally friendly packaging. He presented his idea to investors and members of the Richmond business community last week in the hopes […]
Berkeley Frontier Fund debuts with $50M and pledge to give $25M to UC Berkeley for startups
The Berkeley Frontier Fund, which will invest $50 million in entrepreneurs affiliated to the University of California at Berkeley, makes its debut today. As state resources tighten, the fund has agreed to provide the institution $25 million. In an interview with VentureBeat, the fund’s CEO, Richard Chan, claimed that the state can only pay roughly […]
UAH’s Office of Technology Commercialization Connects Innovators With Investors
Huntsville is noted for its superior defense technology, with companies generating cutting-edge innovations in sectors including computer engineering, hypersonic ballistics, and material science. Huntsville has put a lot of effort into establishing the intellectual infrastructure that has allowed this concentration of technological talent to happen since the dawn of the Space Age. The Office of […]
Lehigh University is bringing its first accelerator for early-stage companies to campus
Leaders at Lehigh University’s Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation have been seeking for methods to help their student entrepreneurs once their firms are up and running and ready to expand for years. Lisa Getzler, the Institute’s executive director, has spent 20 years at Lehigh and a decade at the Institute. Lehigh Ventures Lab, […]
MSU Student Venture Capital Fund and Red Cedar Ventures announce 2022 investment in startups
At the fourth Investment Celebration event on April 22 in East Lansing, the MSU Student Venture Capital Fund made recommendations for pre-seed investment in five promising Michigan-based firms. The MSU SVCF is a partnership between the Michigan State University Foundation, Red Cedar Ventures, and the Center for Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Entrepreneurial Finance in […]
Fundraising brings Cambridge Ventures to $1B of assets under management
Cambridge Innovation Capital has raised its largest round of funding to date as the venture investor seeks to capitalize on the UK city’s growing life sciences and technology economy. CIC – which benefits from a unique contract with Cambridge University – has raised £ 225mn to invest in early start-ups operating in areas ranging from […]
UC Venture Lab-backed startup earns $6 million
A University of Cincinnati Venture Lab-backed business is exploring minimally invasive technologies to treat musculoskeletal problems that might repair damaged tissue with $6 million in investment, including $2 million from the US Department of Defense. Amplicore, a Mason, Ohio-based firm, is developing a number of solutions to treat osteoarthritis, cartilage degradation, degenerative disc disease, and […]
Creator Fund to back early-stage university deeptech startups
Universities in Europe will produce the next generation of outstanding deeptech businesses. At least, that’s what Jamie Macfarlane, the CEO and creator of Creator Fund, believes. Creator Fund just established a $20 million fund, its second after a $5 million fund in January 2021, to invest in early-stage deeptech startups from UK universities in fields […]