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Nebraska Business Innovation act shows $1.17 billion impact: Proof of Concept fund pivotal to success
Nebraska’s startup ecosystem continues to expand, thanks in part to state-backed programs aimed at fostering innovative ideas. A newly released 2024 Business Innovation Act (BIA) Impact Analysis reveals that, among the five major BIA initiatives, the Prototype Grant is notable
Purdue U’s The Anvil Open to Students and Entrepreneurs
The Anvil is excited to announce that BoilerLaunch 2025 is coming to downtown Chicago (AC Hotel by Marriott) on April 19-20, 2025. This is a startup acceleration event where you can pitch your MVP, network with investors, and compete against
NYCEDC Unveils Selection of 75 Early-Stage Startups to Participate in Fourth Cohort of the Founder Fellowship | NYCEDC
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced the selection of 75 early-stage startups, comprising of 119 founders and co-founders from across New York City, to participate in the fourth installment of the Founder Fellowship program. Since its launch in 2022,
Perplexity AI $50 million venture, backing early-stage startups
Perplexity AI, the developer of a popular artificial intelligence search engine, is close to raising a $50 million venture fund focused on early-stage AI startups, CNBC has learned. The company will be an anchor investor in the fund, but most
How Public Funding of Early-Stage Science Drives Medical Innovation
From ITIF: Early-stage research is crucial for driving innovation and maintaining global competitiveness, even when its commercial viability is not immediately apparent. Take, for example, the immensely successful Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which pioneered early innovations for common
UNLEASHED by Purina accelerator program announces 2025 cohort | Pet Food Processing
On Feb. 18, Nestlé Purina PetCare’s UNLEASHED accelerator program announced the seven startups that will participate in its Class of 2025. Among these startups is Singapore-based UMAMI Bioworks, which produces cultivated seafood products. Powered by the Purina Accelerator Lab, UNLEASHED
Rice and UTHealth Houston advancing innovation in translational science
A Rice University team led by Jane Grande-Allen has received approximately $1.69 million as part of a renewed grant awarded to the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) at UTHealth Houston. A longtime collaborator with the CCTS, Rice will bring investigators
University of Tennessee names 2025 Chancellor
For the second year, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is supporting entrepreneurial research led by UT faculty with Chancellor’s Innovation Fund awards of $50,000 for each project. This year’s winning researchers are testing an implantable prosthetic thumb, developing humanoid robots,
Cambridge Innovation Capital launches £100M Fund for deeptech and life sciences – Tech.eu
Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) has today launched a new £100 million Opportunity Fund to invest in growth stage deep tech and life sciences companies. With up to £20 million per investment into later-stage rounds of deep tech and life sciences companies,
Seed fund to help early-stage university startups enters investment phase | Tech Launch Arizona
A University of Arizona seed fund designed to help launch startups from the innovations of faculty, staff, students and alumni has surpassed its initial goal of $2 million after just a year of fundraising. The Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund (WPSF) is ready