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Orbityl, LevelJump named outstanding ventures at NEXT Canada Venture Day
This morning, 12 of NEXT Canada‘s ventures pitched at the organization’s seventh annual venture day, which included an audience of over 250 investors, mentors, donors, and partners at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Venture Day celebrates the end of NEXT
Hong Kong X Technology Fund backs six startups, expands to Jordan
Hong Kong X Technology Fund has backed six HK-based emerging technology companies as part of an accelerator programme. This coincides with the launch of its second X-LAB, a co-working space for technology companies, in Jordan on 12 August 2017. This will
American University of Sharjah calls on entrepreneurs to participate in the Sheraa Accelerator program
The second edition of Sheraa’s accelerator program is now accepting UAE and international entrepreneurs applications for its second cycle. Sheraa, Sharjah’s official entrepreneurship center, is based at the American University of Sharjah and runs the Emirate’s flagship accelerator program, focusing
Case Western Reserve students and alumni vie for startup money in new Morgenthaler-Pavey competition
Case Western Reserve University students and recent alumni will compete for money for startup businesses in a new annual competition that honors legendary investor David Morgenthaler. JumpStart Inc. and the Morgenthaler family, with CWRU trustee and venture capitalist Bob Pavey,
University of Kentucky UKAccel Program Has First Graduating Class, Demo Day
The University of Kentucky Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship (VACE) and UK’s Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) held the first Demo Day at the Gatton College of Business and Economics with graduates from the UKAccel Program. The UKAccel program, which is managed by OTC and VACE, offers a professional
Meet the Startup Winners of the Alaska Seed Fund Awards
Anchorage, Alaska has more espresso stands per capita than any other city in the U.S. Yes, even more than Seattle. That’s a perfect set up for startup founders as they need the extra fuel to build their businesses in the
Stone fabrication company joins Binghamton University Start-Up initiative
Add a Johnson City stone fabrication company to the roster of Start-Up NY companies collaborating with Binghamton University. Oasis Stone Scapes is the newest entrant in a state program designed to assist fledgling businesses with a series of tax breaks and
i-Corps Grant will help University of New Mexico foster business startups
A lot more local startups marketing University of New Mexico technology could emerge in the next few years thanks to a new $444,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The five-year grant will convert UNM’s new Lobo Rainforest building at
For Canada: Investing in research is the best way to create an innovative economy
With Canada’s 150th birthday squarely in the rear-view mirror, we should now look to our future. Our government has been staking much on an “innovation economy” – if the regular speeches by various ministries are anything to go by. So
UNC-Greensboro, N.C. A&T State University launch I-Corps program to support entrepreneurs
Two universities in Greensboro have received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to set up a program to support local entrepreneurs in the STEM fields. UNC-Greensboro and N.C. A&T State University will use the funding to establish an