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Rev1 Ventures, Ohio State U Invests in Wiretap
Rev1 Ventures, the leading seed-stage venture fund, announced it has participated in the $4.9M funding round for Wiretap, a leading innovator of security solutions for Enterprise Social Networks and collaboration tools. This investment marks Rev1’s largest single investment from the
U Chicago Innovation Fund invests $500,000 in microbiome research and energy companies
The University of Chicago Innovation Fund announced plans to invest up to $500,000 into three companies—AVNovum, ClostraBio, and SwitchedSource—that are working in the health and energy fields, respectively. These latest investments bring the Innovation Fund’s total investment amount to nearly
University of Queensland and Emory University start-up closes US$16m investment to develop cancer therapies
A clinical-stage biotechnology company established by The University of Queensland and Emory University (Atlanta, USA) to develop novel cancer supportive care and anticancer therapies has raised US$16 million in series A investment. The investment from the Brandon Capital-managed Medical Research
New Bascom Ventures capital fund is premised on University of Wisconsin alumni pride
The secret ingredient to building a robust investment fund for startups might just be Badger pride. That’s the idea behind a new venture capital fund called Bascom Ventures, anyway. The 10-week-old endeavor is fundraising from University of Wisconsin alumni to
Interview with Sierra Ventures, located at U Illinois, eyeing early stage startups
Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow’s products and services. Oh how times have changed. While there are more startups than ever, there’s also more money chasing them. In this series, we look
New State Fund Helps Commercialize Early Tech from MI Universities
University technology transfer programs in Michigan now have a new pot of money to support their efforts, thanks to a fund supported by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The University Early Stage Proof of Concept Fund, also known as the
Invent Penn State’s Fund for Innovation awards $75,000 to Persea Naturals
One of the latest ventures to come out of Penn State, Persea Naturals, began with an unintended discovery. Gregory R. Ziegler, professor of food science in the College of Agricultural Sciences, was extracting starch from avocado pits when he noticed
New Mexico State University Arrowhead Innovation Fund receives $800,000 for high-tech startups
The Arrowhead Innovation Fund at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center is one of three organizations to receive investment from the state’s Catalyst Fund, a $20 million “fund of funds” to support New Mexico companies, Gov. Susana Martinez announced Tuesday
Accelerating innovation: 7 U Colorado research teams receive commercialization grants
Seven CU Boulder research teams have been selected to receive grants for the development of commercially-promising technologies. A total of 21 applications were reviewed by a panel of external judges made up of entrepreneurs, investors, business executives and intellectual property
Startup Desert Saber Licenses University of Arizona Mining Safety Training Program
Tucson, Ariz. – The University of Arizona has licensed an interactive training program developed at the Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources to startup Desert Saber, LLC. The program, created in collaboration with the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public