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Invent Penn State’s Fund For Innovation helps start seven new ventures
A little less than two years after the launch of the Fund for Innovation, Invent Penn State has backed nearly 50 emerging Penn State technologies and has provided startup funding to promising new ventures that were born out of the
A $150 million fund, The Engine, will back startups others find ‘too hard’ | TechCrunch
A fund and accelerator for advanced technology startups, The Engine, closed its debut fund at a robust $150 million this week, according to its president, CEO and managing partner, Katie Rae. Last year, TechCrunch reported that MIT was investing $25
U of Wyoming Recipient of ExxonMobil Innovation Fund Grant for Student-Led Research Projects
The University of Wyoming is among seven schools — three from the United States, two from Brazil, and one each in Colombia and Mexico — to receive grant money for collaborative research projects, and to increase bilateral mobility of U.S.,
Company founded by two Marquette University researchers raises $26 million in funding
Promentis Pharmaceuticals, a Milwaukee company co-founded by Drs. John Mantsch and David Baker, researchers from the Marquette University College of Health Sciences, raised $26 million, including $17.2 million in its third funding round. OrbiMed, F-Prime Capital Partners (formerly Fidelity Biosciences)
MIT venture fund raises $150 million for technology startups
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s new investment fund raised more than $150 million to support startup companies developing scientific and technological innovations. MIT said Thursday that it contributed $25 million to the Engine Accelerator Fund I, which the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based university
Samsung to fund 40 tech projects in H1
Samsung Electronics has selected 40 research projects that will be funded in the first half of this year. The initiative is in line with Samsung strategy to secure key technologies, Yonhap new agency reports. Since 2013, Samsung has operated a
Offaly researchers eligible for €2.5 million Irish frontier research fund
A new programme outlined by the Irish Research Council will make €2.5 million available for frontier research and researchers in Offaly are being encouraged to apply. The Laureate Awards programme was officially launched by the Minister for Education and Skills,
Ideadvance Seed Fund now open to some U Wisconsin System alumni
The Ideadvance Seed Fund, previously limited to students, faculty and staff of the university system, has now been extended to include UW System alumni – except those who attended University of Wisconsin-Madison. The seed fund is seeking applications through April
Davidson Alumna Receives $50,000 for Start-Up during Venture Fund Pitch Day Competition
On February 24, 2017 in the Alvarez Student Union, five finalists competed for the opportunity of a lifetime: $50,000 awarded to fund one winner’s start-up company. Venture Fund Pitch Day, hosted by Davidson Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), is an opportunity
Investing in the Midwest: opportunities abound
J.D. Vance, author of the bestseller Hillbilly Elegy, plans to move back to his native Ohio, in part to find venture capital opportunities in the area where he grew up. Is it worth following Vance into the Midwestern capital market?