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University Gap Funding and Accelerator Community News
(Venture Capitalists Take Note) University Startup Funds Are For Real
The common auto-pilot statement (I’ve been guilty of it–often–as well) is that universities need more money from pre-seed venture capital to launch successful startups. After a click-whirr pause caused by our recent startup gap fund webinar(sample here), I’m not so
State Investing to Make Connecticut More Attractive to Tech Startups
ROCKY HILL _ The state’s venture capital fund, prodded by investors suggesting a new direction, is scouting for high-tech funds where it can invest public money to broaden its network of technology-based startups. Connecticut Innovations, which invests in startup bioscience,
Two entrepreneur alumni donate $1 million each to UBC seed fund
Greg Peet, a technology entrepreneur who attended UBC’s Sauder School of Business, and Glenn Walsh, who founded the mining construction company Tercon Group and is an alumnus of the faculty of applied science, donated the money to a seed fund
Sodexo launches strategic venture capital fund, dedicated to accompanying innovative start-ups
Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, announced today the launch of Sodexo Ventures, a 50 million euro venture capital fund, whose investments will combine agility and creativity with the Group’s investment capacity, skills and expertise in sectors as
Tsinghua University’s Redbud Capital To Launch $150M Venture Fund-Of-Funds
Redbud Capital, an investment platform under Tsinghua Holdings, has teamed up with the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of Yiwu City and Zhejiang China Commodities City Group to launch a RMB1 billion (US$150 million) fund-of-funds focused on venture
Michigan State University Foundation Launches $5M Venture Fund, Red Cedar Ventures LLC
[fusion_text]The Michigan State University Foundation (MSUF) announced today the formation of its new, $5M venture investing subsidiary, Red Cedar Ventures. Its newest program features both a pre-seed fund and an opportunity fund focused on helping Michigan State University-based startups and
NewYork-Presbyterian launches venture fund for digital health
NewYork-Presbyterian has formed an investment fund to drive growth of fledgling digital health companies. NewYork-Presbyterian has focused on advanced technologies for enhanced care delivery for years. The venture fund follows the 2014 launch of the NYP Innovation Center to implement
University of Cambridge breaks its early stage investment record with £5.3 million into 14 startups
For the fourth year in a row, the University of Cambridge has broken its early stage investment record, approving 14 seed fund investments for a total of £5.3 million, an increase on the £3.8 million invested in 2014/15. This new
Tel Aviv University Launches New IoT Tech Investment Fund with 5 Corporate Giants
Tel Aviv University’s technology transfer company, Ramot, launched a new Internet of Things (IoT) investment fund on Monday in partnership with five international tech giants. According to Ramot, the fund will focus on locating exceptional Israeli initiatives in early stages
Mind the Gap Summit: Create and Manage a Startup Gap Fund
Startup Formation gap funds assist in the formational steps of spin-outs — even prior to becoming a legal entity. This gap fund type could be seen as a startup-focused extension of proof of concept funding that further develops the business application of the technology through market research, product development, business development, management, space, and equipment to attract third party interest and capital
These funds are primarily administered by the technology transfer office and associated venture centers. External public-private arrangements to support business creation are administered by sponsoring agency or through close collaboration with the research institution
Startup Growth gap funds invest in scaling and growing established spin-outs. Research institutions have created, spun out, or partnered with seed funds and accelerators, both public and private, to fill this void in early stage startup capital and to directly invest in their own startups. Some institutions are even beginning to invest in non-institution startups.
Centrally managed Startup Growth gap funds are limited based on the required capital. To overcome this challenge and mitigate risk, research institutions may partner with existing early stage venture firms or corporate investor groups