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$7.5 Million Venture Capital Fund To Be Led by HBCU Students
The Black Venture Capital Consortium (BVCC) and the Ford Foundation closed a $7.5 million fund that students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will help manage while learning from experienced venture capitalists. Less than 2% of venture capitalists are people
Crossing the chasm from startup idea to funding-ready venture | Medium
Geoffrey Moore wrote the seminal book Crossing the Chasm about how tech companies can get from a few early-adopter customers to the many mainstream customers they need for growth and success. But my experience is that the biggest “chasm” for most entrepreneurs
What is… a translational research institute? – UNeTech Institute
I will be the first to admit that I began working at a translational research institute (TRI) without any prior knowledge of translational research. As I’ve settled into my position, I’ve learned the basic principles through my work. But for
New accelerator program Ignite brings students from different fields together | Aalto University
There has been a significant change in attitudes towards entrepreneurship over the last decade: today, more than 80% of young people see entrepreneurship as a viable way to influence society, and 71% believe that adopting an entrepreneurial mindset helps in
Canada must bridge the innovation gap to prevent key discoveries from being overlooked
After years of research, a team led by Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, had helped develop a vaccine to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. The trouble was, more
Georgetown alumnus gift supports medical research through milestone-driven Medical Center Gap Fund
In an effort to support promising, early-stage research, for which there are limited federal dollars designated, the newly launched Georgetown University Medical Center Gap Fund will provide annual support to biomedical research that has demonstrated proof of concept and has
Johns Hopkins Tech Ventures startups raised more than $1B in funding for FY21
In fiscal year 2021, more than $1.2 billion in venture funding went to startups affiliated with Johns Hopkins Tech Ventures. That’s according to a recently released annual report from the Baltimore university’s department that works with faculty to bring discoveries from the lab
PSU Eberly’s 2022 Lab Bench to Commercialization grant recipients announced
The Penn State Eberly College of Science has chosen faculty members Joyce Jose and Sally Mackenzie to receive its 2022 Lab Bench to Commercialization (LB2C) grants. This competitive program provides funding for researchers in the college, enabling them to enhance
McGill Innovation Fund aims to find Canada’s next Google
Innovation. If ever there was a buzzword with staying power, this is it. Governments, corporations, and universities alike celebrate it, cherish it, and compete for it. But can they actually make it happen? And – in the particular case of
Women-led start-ups get less funding. Can accelerator and mentorship programs bridge the gap?
Dr. Pooja Viswanathan is used to being the only woman in the room. She studied computer science, artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Toronto, University of Waterloo and UBC. “I think I was probably the only woman getting