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5 U California alumni entrepreneurs win opportunity to pitch at venture summit
The University of California today (Jan. 16) announced the five finalists of its new “I am a UC Entrepreneur” contest for alumni. The finalists, selected by a panel of prominent investors, have won the opportunity to pitch their startups to
MIT Skoltech Program calls for seed fund proposals
After two successful rounds of seed grants, the MIT Skoltech Seed Fund Program is calling for a third round of proposals from MIT principal investigators from any of the Institute’s schools, departments, laboratories, or centers. The call is open now
Two companies awarded innovation grants from University of New Hampshire
Voi-Reach and Watts Water Technologies, Inc. have received Granite State Technology Innovation Grants in the latest round of funding from the New Hampshire Innovation Research Center, a state program administered by the University of New Hampshire. The funding enables companies
Summer Founders Program offering $10,000 to accelerate Penn State startups
The 2018 Summer Founders Program will provide Penn State entrepreneurial teams with $10,000 to work on their startup, social good or nonprofit idea full time in State College over the summer. Applications open Feb. 1. A signature program of Invent
[COA Member] University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group Seed Fund Announces Three Investments
Since its launch, the UVA LVG Seed Fund has made three investments in companies based on technology developed from UVA research discoveries and licensed from the UVA Licensing & Ventures Group (LVG). Also, the Fund has launched and expanded a
[COA Member] Utah’s Kickstart launches state’s richest seed investment fund
hile investment deals in startup companies are down signficantly among North American venture capital firms, one Utah company that specializes in early funding is on an arc of success that is showing no signs of slowing down. Kickstart Seed Fund
University of Arkansas Chancellor’s Fund: Discovery, Creativity, Innovation and Collaboration | University of Arkansas
In spring 2018, the University of Arkansas will once again invest approximately $1 million in the Chancellor’s Fund to support cutting-edge ideas and collaborations to advance the university’s guiding priorities. The Chancellor’s Fund aims to provide seed funding to support bold collaborative thinking and risk
UConn Technology Incubation Program Companies Raise $60M In 2017
The University of Connecticut, today announced another year of record growth for companies located in the university’s Technology Incubation Program (TIP). In 2017, TIP startups attracted a record $60 million in equity, debt, grant, and revenue funding to accelerate the
University College London invests in data anonymisation software developer Anon AI ahead of GDPR
The University College London (UCL) Technology Fund has invested in a data anonymisation software start-up called Anon AI. The Fund was set-up in January 2016 to help commercialise intellectual property developed at the University, focusing in particular on the physical
Schurz Communications awards funding to four Purdue student startups
Schurz Communications Innovation Challenge, an incubation competition for student entrepreneurs working in online and mobile media technology, awarded funding to four Purdue University startups. The competition provided a total of $10,500 in cash prizes to four startups. The Purdue Foundry