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CIT Gap Funds invests in Charlottesville, Va.-based Babylon Micro-Farms
CIT made an investment in Charlottesville, Va.-based Babylon Micro-Farms, provider of an on-demand indoor farming service. Founded in 2017, Babylon provides small growers and businesses with indoor agriculture modules through on-demand farming services using their patented IoT tech. The financial terms of
Entrepreneurship Club students help transfer Princeton biotech research to business ventures
This is notable, because this is the type of project that MBA students normally undertake as part of their curriculum. But Alimtas did it, outside of class, on top of full course loads. “This sort of program — teams of
‘Sony Research Award Program’ Continues for Fourth Year
Sony announced today the continuation of the Sony Research Award Program, which provides U.S. and Canadian universities funding for emerging and innovative technology research programs in collaboration with Sony’s own research groups. “The Sony Research Award Program gives us the
Mercy, Baptist Health & more to partner with health tech startups in Arkansas accelerator program
The HealthTech Arkansas accelerator program announced its new cohort of six early-stage healthcare companies chosen to launch pilot projects at nine area hospitals and health systems. Throughout the program, each selected startup will receive seed funding from investors such as the Arkansas
OSF Hospital System Ventures Launches Second Venture Capital Fund
OSF Ventures, the corporate investment arm of OSF HealthCare, has launched a second venture capital fund of $75 million to continue its strategy of supporting new technology, devices and services that offer improved and more cost efficient health care. Three and a
‘Venture philanthropy:’ The new investing hope to fund scientific breakthroughs | Financial Post
Investors normally trade stocks, bonds or real estate, but entrepreneur Michael Hyatt is investing in science projects in hopes of backing an experiment that changes history. The chair of the Hyatt Family Foundation is teaming up with Sick Children’s Hospital
Nexford University launches $200k startup funding for its graduates
Today Nexford University has announced its ‘Entrepreneurship Scholarship‘ and $200,000 startup funding, with a mission to empower next-generation leaders across the world. “The world needs more doers,” said Fadl Al Tarzi, Nexford’s CEO. “We thought about what we can do to help
How University Innovations And Industry Can Forge A Better Future Together-Forbes
Source from Forbes: How University Innovations And Industry Can Forge A Better Future Together With record-breaking amounts of money in tech investments streaming around the globe, you would think that investors are funding nearly every innovation possible. Yet investment dollars often overlook one
Portland Seed Fund raises $13.9M for third fund, looks to invest in more early-stage startups
Portland Seed Fund has raised its largest fund yet as the firm looks to invest in more startups up and down the west coast. PSF just closed its third fund, raising $13.9 million, nearly double the size of its second fund
IU Ventures announces new slate of startup support and investment programs
IU Ventures, formerly the Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, has announced new programs designed to foster connections among investors, IU faculty, students and entrepreneurs throughout the global IU community to support, invest in and grow innovative new enterprises with