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EU Plans $3.9 Billion Fund for Startups in ‘Valley of Death’
The European Union is planning a 3.5 billion-euro ($3.9 billion) fund that will invest in early stage technology in an effort to increase the pipeline of innovations that might someday take on giants in the U.S. and China. Traditional venture capital firms
Delaware Valley University hosts Shark Tank-like event
In a Shark Tank-style event next week at Delaware Valley University, local entrepreneurs, startups and nonprofit organizations will make a pitch to a panel of judges and compete for cash prizes to help support their innovations and ideas. The inaugural
SBA Growth Accelerator Funds energize KU’s economic development efforts
On the cusp of a major expansion, the Bioscience & Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas has earned two federal grants to help fuel business acceleration, innovation and economic growth in northeast Kansas. For the fourth time in
UAVenture Capital Fund Invests in Sleep Apnea Treatment Technology
UAVenture Capital Fund (UAVC), a Tucson-based venture capital fund dedicated to the commercialization of University of Arizona discoveries, products, technologies and services, today announced its thirteenth investment. The Fund has invested in StimAire, Inc. where breakthrough technology may revolutionize the treatment for Obstructive
The House Fund closes its second fund with $44 million to pour into UC Berkeley grads, alums and faculty
In 2016, we profiled a then-24-year-old named Jeremy Fiance who had managed to pool together $6 million for a fund focused on his alma mater, UC Berkeley, where as a student he’d brought to campus Kairos Society, an organization for budding entrepreneurs, as
Invent Penn State scales to provide impact in Pennsylvania
During the Board of Trustees Committee meeting on Outreach, Development and Community Relations on Nov. 14, collaborators in the Invent Penn State initiative — the Office of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization, Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank, Penn State New
AHA closes on $50M strategic venture fund
The American Hospital Association announced Nov. 13 the final closing of the AHA Innovation Development Fund, which provides financial and technical support to innovative healthcare startups. The $50 million fund is sponsored and managed by Concord Health Partners. Beyond just financial return,
MU students to compete for $30,000 startup fund
On Monday, 15 MU students will pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges in hopes of winning up to $30,000 in startup funding. This “Shark Tank”-style platform is part of MU’s Entrepreneur Quest Pitch Competition. According to an
Worcester startup chosen for digital health ‘sandbox’ at WPI
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech has selected two startups — Stability Health of Worcester and eMotionRx of Cambridge — to develop and refine their products at the PracticePoint at Worcester Polytechnic Institute “sandbox.” Stability Health aims to improve the
Supercharging Student Startups
Student startups that aim to give fashion aficionados their own virtual runway and to improve students’ memory of what they’ve learned were selected as the inaugural winners of $20,000 in seed funding through a new program at the Dingman Center