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Purdue startups achieve successes as they ‘double down’
From doubled conversion rates to significantly increased margins, 14 Purdue University-affiliated startups have found success through a new program with the Purdue Foundry. Started in 2019, the Double Down Experiment (DDX) is designed to help startups identify and overcome the challenges of
UCeed funds fuel health startups helping patients with a variety of conditions
UCeed is fostering innovation, helping to commercialize new technologies, and accelerating start-up companies. As UCalgary’s pre-seed and seed funding program, UCeed has selected four companies to pursue its first round of investment. From new ways to treat asthma to cancer care
16 Startups Selected for UC Berkeley’s Highly-Competitive, Global Startup Accelerator Program SkyDeck
BERKELEY, CA / ACCESSWIRE / October 29, 2020 / UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley), today announces it has selected 16 companies from around the globe for its fall 2020 startup cohort.
WARF pledges $100 million in grants, moves Innovation Day online
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced Wednesday it would provide over $100 million in grants for university institutions and it would move its annual Innovation Day in November online. WARF — a nonprofit organization — provides funding and supports research and
Ohio Third Frontier looking to award $60M in seed funding for tech companies
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Ohio Third Frontier program is looking to award up to $60 million to organizations that will invest that money in Ohio technology companies in the early stages of commercializing their products or services. Cleveland entrepreneurial growth
Grants award more than $200,000 to University of Missouri’s Coulter Biomedical Accelerator Program
The University of Missouri’s Coulter Biomedical Accelerator Program received three grants worth over $200,000 to help promising medical discoveries make the transition from laboratory research to commercial investment and use in direct patient care. “The University of Missouri is home to leading
Tampa General to Launch Venture Fund
Tampa General Hospital has joined the growing list of health systems with an innovation hub and venture capital fund. It has announced the creation of a venture capital fund dedicated to driving a culture of innovation across Tampa General through
Brown becomes first school to launch Zane Venture Fund’s AccessU, virtual program for college entrepreneurs
Brown University Prof. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, who is also director of the Venture Capital Inclusion Lab, has for years studied the underfunding of women- and minority-led startups, trying to pinpoint the problems driving the disparity and figure out solutions. So, when
MSU Conquer Accelerator selects five Grand Rapids startups for seed funding
Conquer Accelerator, a business accelerator run by the Michigan State University Foundation, has selected its first five cohort companies in Grand Rapids. Each of the five received $20,000 in seed funding and will go through a 10-week virtual business accelerator course
Harvard Joins MIT In Backing $250 Million Venture Fund Targeting Hard-Sell Startups
With check sizes ranging from $1 million to $3 million, the new fund will target companies that are building what The Engine deems “tough tech”: reversing climate change and de-carbonizing industries, addressing the future of human health and agriculture, and