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University Gap Funding and Accelerator Community News
Approaches to Marketing and Promoting Gap Fund and Accelerator Programs
Summary Event Held 4/24/19 Recap of 90-minute Community of Action Discussion on Approaches to Marketing and Promoting Gap Fund and Accelerator Programs: Marketing internally and to key stakeholders Methods and Tools to market effectively Marketing benchmarks and activity metrics Experts
New Model Reviews
Summary Event Held 6/18/19 Recap of 90-minute Community of Action Discussion on New Gap Fund/Accelerator Models Experts Tom Murdoch, Innovation Hub, University of Buffalo Joe Runge, UNeTec, University of Nebraska Tim Martin, Innovation Gateway, University of Georgia Additional Materials Download Presentation Deck
COA Partnering: Correlation Ventures
Correlation Ventures Summary Event Held 2/28/19 Recap of 30-minute Community of Action Discussion with Correlation Ventures: Approach to sourcing and vetting deals Early-stage investments to-date Interest in university startups and technology Experts David Coates, Managing Partner, Correlation Ventures
Gap Fund Process Tactics/Approaches
Summary Event Held 1/17/19 Recap of 90-minute Community of Action Discussion on Gap Fund Process Approaches/Tactics Communicating the Program Evaluating/Decision-making Approaches Oversight of Funded Projects Talent and External Support Programs Experts Tim Joyce, IDEA Center, University of Notre Dame David Gulley, Parallel18/Puerto
COA Partnering: Samsung Innovation
Summary Event Held 11/15/2018 Recap of Community of Action presentation by Samsung Innovation: Discussion of specific initiatives to work with university Details of current interest areas for tech and startups Experts Jake Harrison, Samsung Innovation Additional Materials Download Presentation Deck
For Top Venture Capital Firms, Success Breeds Success
Read any of the many “best of” lists on venture capital and a handful of names will pop up again and again (and year after year): Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Benchmark Capital, Accel Partners, Tiger Capital. These are the firms that
HealthTech Arkansas names six startups for second cohort
HealthTech Arkansas named six startup companies for its second cohort on Tuesday (Aug. 6). HealthTech is an accelerator program for healthcare technology startup firms that will collaborate with nine healthcare providers in Arkansas. They include: Arkansas Heart Hospital, Arkansas Children’s
OSU investment fund fuels aspirations of student entrepreneurs
The Riata Center for Entrepreneurship in the Spears School of Business awarded a total of $75,000 to three teams of Oklahoma State University student entrepreneurs this summer in the first round of a new investment fund designed to invest in
New $100,000 startup fund announced at entrepreneur showcase event
The John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise (Wood Centre) announced new funding for entrepreneurs during their Startup Showcase event on July 31st. The newly created Oilseed Innovation Partners Entrepreneurship Fund is available to U of G startups
You can build a healthier startup without VC money
Venture capital spending reached an all-time high in 2018, at roughly $131 billion across nearly 9,000 deals. For a founder in this environment, it’s hard to imagine not going the VC route. But VC funding doesn’t guarantee you success, and it isn’t right for everyone.