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Corporate venture in Brazil gains steam as giants amp up startup investments
What a difference one year makes. Since showing noteworthy signs of a maturing tech ecosystem last summer, corporate venture in Latin America has begun to crescendo in just 12 months, led by Brazil. According to LAVCA’s 2017 Latin American Startup Directory, of
Ambitions To Elevate The Northwest’s Venture Capital Game
Big names in Northwest business are coming together to deepen the financing pool for the next great tech startups. Microsoft and Madrona Venture Group want to integrate the venture capital communities of Seattle and Vancouver, BC. Microsoft president Brad Smith
UvA spin-off Macrobian Biotech secures seed investment
The University of Amsterdam (UvA)’s Faculty of Science, UvA Ventures Holding B.V. and Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA-UvA) are pooling their resources to fund Macrobian Biotech BV, a single asset biotech company that will further develop medicine for the treatment of
New Zealand government investing NZ$248 million over 5 years in 68 new science research projects
The New Zealand government has awarded funding of NZ$248 million, to be invested over the next five years to 68 new science research projects that are expected to benefit New Zealand environmentally, economically, and socially. The Science and Innovation Minister, Paul Goldsmith, announced
University spin-out secures NPIF backing
A Lancaster University spin-out whose customers include Disney and Unilever has secured backing from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). Maven Capital Partners has invested into Lancaster-based Relative Insight on behalf of the fund. Maven was appointed earlier this year to manage
Airbus invests in satellite antenna-sharing startup Infostellar in $7.3m round
Tokyo-based startup Infostellar has announced raising $7.3 million in a Series A round led by the venture-capital arm of aerospace company Airbus, with participation from WERU Investment, D4V, and Sony Innovation Fund, as well as existing investors FreakOut Holdings and
Two University of Waterloo startups Canadian finalists in annual James Dyson Awards
The James Dyson Award has come calling again and two University of Waterloo projects have been named national runners up and are off to the international finals in October. Winners of the prestigious award, named after the inventor of the
ASU hosts entrepreneurship and innovation contest with $100K prize – The State Press
or the second year, ASU will host an innovation contest with a grand prize of $100,000 for any college entrepreneur with enough savvy to impress a panel of business and tech experts. The ASU Innovation Open is a contest that partners with
UA-Invented Sunscreen Receives Asset Development ProgramFunding and is Licensed to Leading World Aloe Vera Supplier
The University of Arizona has licensed a new non-penetrating sunscreen to MexiAloe Laboratorios, S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary of Novamex. Professor Douglas Loy presents during a Tech Launch Arizona NSF I-Corps course. Photo credit: Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch Ariz The novel
University of Malta Seed funding awarded to entrepreneurs and researchers in the maritime field
A total of €67,500 was awarded to four teams of researchers and entrepreneurs through MarSA, the Maritime Seed Award, set up jointly by Malta Marittima and the University of Malta. The awards ceremony took place at the University TAKEOFF Business