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EPFL startups raise record $393M in outside capital in 2016
Companies linked to the Lausanne-based tech university raised 397 million francs ($393m) in 2016, smashing the previous record set in 2014, of 242 million francs, EPFL said in a statement. The funds were raised by spin-offs created as a result
Israeli VC Pitango launches its 7th early-stage fund of $175M | TechCrunch
Pitango Venture Capital, one of the most active VCs in the Israeli startup scene, has announced its seventh fund, Pitango Venture Capital 7. The fund will have $175 million under management, and invest from seed upwards. The new fund focuses
Campus Capital Launches £2M Venture Capital Fund
Campus Capital, a Sheffield, UK-based new venture capital firm, is launching its first £2m fund. The firm, which builds “on campus” investment funds with universities, has signed up the University of Sheffield as its first partner. It is also in
Defence innovation fund launched at Strathclyde
An innovation fund aimed at boosting developments in data-driven decision-making technologies has been launched at the University of Strathclyde. Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin announced the £3 million Defence and Security Accelerator competition at the inaugural Maritime Enterprise Innovation
How Canada can provide a powerful spark for innovation through an SBIR-like program
“Government is a big buyer with many complex challenges. Entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to these problems should have a shot at solving them, don’t you think?” This was a question asked this fall by federal Minister of Small Business and
Australia CSIRO sees “virtuous cycle” in reinvesting patent monetisation cash directly into commercialisation
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) – Australia’s national R&D agency – announced this week the creation of a new technology commercialisation fund that will be capitalised using patent assertion and licensing revenues. According to a press release,
New $10M fund aims to aid Wisconsin startups
Northeastern Wisconsin’s nascent startup culture will get a much-needed boost next year. A $10 million boost, to be more specific. Maybe more. The Winnebago Seed Fund wants to raise at least that much money to invest in 10 to 14
Tyson Launches Venture-Capital Fund – WSJ
Tyson Foods Inc. is launching a venture-capital fund to invest in high-tech products and services that could help refresh its stable of products, which include chicken, hot dogs and hamburgers. The Springdale, Ark., meat giant hopes the $150 million fund,
RBC Invests $1 Million in University of New Brunswick’s TME Program
The funds will be distributed in the form of the RBC Innovative Action Fund and will support various elements of the TME program, including its pitch competitions, Lunch and Learn lecture series, mentor in residence program, a leadership conference, meeting
Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) releases 2016 annual report on research commercialization and funding
The Center for Innovative Technology announced the release of the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund annual report for FY2016, which tracks the Fund’s investments in high-potential initiatives throughout Virginia. Outcomes reported in FY2016 by Fund awardees identify early returns on the