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NJ State and Digital Jersey in new start-up fund talks
DISCUSSIONS about what to replace the Jersey Innovation Fund with in order to help start-up businesses have been held between the States and Digital Jersey. The Jersey Innovation Fund was frozen earlier this year after a damning report by Comptroller
Crowdfunding success for sustainability start-up fund
The Sustainable Accelerator aims to support the next generation of businesses that can redefine the way society consumes energy, manages waste, and applies smart resource technology. Having already received £300,000 from the London waste and Recycling Board (LWARB), the fund
LifeArc, née MRC Technology, sets up high-risk seed fund for academics
LifeArc has set up a seed fund to invest in early preclinical projects that are overlooked because of the high risk of failure at that stage of R&D. The British medical research charity, formerly known as MRC Technology, sees the
South Florida Startup Ecosystem Continues Pattern of Growth and Investment
Nearpod, an education-technology startup, keeps outgrowing its Aventura offices. “We have been doubling the company every year — in people, revenue, users, all the key metrics,” said Felipe Sommer. He co-founded the company with Guido Kovalskys and Emiliano Abramzon, three
MIT Engine Funnels Millions Into On-Campus Startups
Universities are home to innovation and new technologies, but some of the big ideas coming out of school labs may never become a reality. Turning them into viable businesses requires money, patience, and investor appetite. But thanks to dozens of university
University City Science Center QED Program Call for Submissions for $2M+ in funding
The University City Science Center is seeking proposals for its QED Proof-of-Concept Program. Academic researchers with technologies ripe for commercialization, and who are affiliated with the 21 partner academic and research institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, are encouraged
Good Read: Venture Philanthropy Straddles Two Worlds in Healthcare Tech
In January, a new venture investment fund opened in Boston with $42 million in its pocket and a goal of raising $80 million within two years. The new fund, called the JDRF T1D Fund, quickly invested in three early-stage start-ups.
U Akron and Lorain County CC startups O2 RegenTech, Vlipsy receive $225K in Innovation Fund investments
Two area companies were among six tech startups to receive a share of $225,000 in the round of investments announced by Innovation Fund Northeast Ohio. The startups will use the money to test technologies and prove business models, according to
InNEVenture Fund to ramp up commercialization at U Nevada
A new source of proof-of-concept funding has been established to help University of Nevada, Reno faculty, students, staff and recent graduates determine if their technologies and business ideas have commercialization potential and help them navigate the gap between concept validation
FSU faculty win GAP awards to take science from lab to market
Three Florida State University faculty members will receive financial support from the university to transport their innovative research from the laboratory to the marketplace. The Office of the Vice President Research will split a pot of $110,000 among three researchers