University of Minnesota launches $20M seed capital program, drops plans for VC fund
The University of Minnesota has abandoned plans for a $20 million venture capital fund and will instead launch a seed-capital program for university-born startups.
Slideshow of seven, university venture funds
Upstart Business Journal just released a slideshow of seven university venture funds: Stanford University University of Minnesota Harvard University New York University University of Washington Carnegie Mellon University University of Texas System Ohio State/Ohio University Slideshow here: http://upstart.bizjournals.com/money/loot/2012/12/13/universities-starting-venture-capital.html
University of Minnesota announces two venture funds
The University of Minnesota plans to launch two venture capital funds next year, one of which will invest in startup companies that license university technology. The fund backing university startups will total $20 million in size and will make seed-stage investments over a 10-year period. A separate $50 million fund will invest in startups nationwide. The university’s […]