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The University Gap Funding/Accelerator Weekly update, a resource for those interested in university-affiliated translational research, proof of concept, startup, and venture gap fund/accelerator program
University Gap Funding and Accelerator Community News
Welsh government launches £5 million innovation fund
The Innovate to Save fund, which was launched by Welsh finance secretary Mark Drakeford, will allow eligible organisations to apply for both loans and non-repayable funding from the government. The non-repayable funding will be used to help organsiations develop, prototype
QD Solar, incorporated by MaRS Innovation and the University of Toronto, secures over $10M for the development of transformational Solar Energy Technologies
QD Solar, a Canadian technology company created by MaRS Innovation and the University of Toronto, announced today the closing of a C$2.5M Series A funding led by DSM Venturing, with matching investment participation from existing investors, MaRS innovation and KAUST
Mind the Gap Summit: Secure and Sustain Gap Funding Support from Your State and Region
Over 30 states in the US and countless established and emerging innovation economies across the globe are actively supporting these funding programs. In our most recent survey, over 30% of all gap funding support came from these agencies and initiatives.
State, regional, and federal governments are a growing source of funding for translational research, proof of concept, and startup funding often in collaboration and support of opportunities stemming from research institutions. These initiatives are motivated by the promise of economic development, and business and talent development/attraction/retention.
Join us to take a look into these programs and here from both university-public gap funding partnerships to learn how to develop and expand on these collaborations
Campus Capital signs university startup deal with University of Manchester
A venture capital firm has signed a partnership deal with the University of Manchester to identify and back early-stage companies with the potential to become the technology stars of the future. Campus Capital will invest sums from £50,000 to £200,000
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with FireSpring Fund to Invest $1 Million Toward Innovation and Job Growth
FireSpring Fund, a nonprofit accelerator of early-stage technology companies in Central Florida, has been selected by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to receive $1 million to invest in promising new technology companies to help jump-start a thriving Volusia County-based innovation corridor. “Embry-Riddle
University of Wollongong sets up a $10 million seed fund for start-ups
The University of Wollongong has launched a $10 million seed fund for start-ups which join its new iAccelerate business incubator. Start-ups accepted by the incubator in its current round of applications will be eligible to apply for capital from the
$2.2 million from state will help speed UCI research to commercial market
The University of California, Irvine has received $2.2 million from the state that will be administered through UCI Applied Innovation to help speed research and innovations to commercialization. The funding will underwrite the Bridging Innovation Gaps Initiative at UCI and
Grinnell College Innovation fund announces chosen projects
Grinnell College announced on Jan. 26 the projects selected for funding by the Innovation Fund. The nine chosen projects cover a range of areas with a particular emphasis on digital technology and addressing issues of diversity. Now in its fifth
Over $2 million in funding announced for biomedical innovations across the State of Michigan
From an innovative coating for joint replacements, to a promising drug for the painful inflammatory disease scleroderma, 11 new biomedical ideas that emerged from research across Michigan have just gotten funding that could help them make the leap from lab
Ontario’s New William G. Davis Innovation Fund encourages college students to pitch creative projects
To help mark the Ontario colleges’ 50th anniversary celebrations in 2017, colleges have launched a new William G. Davis Innovation Fund contest that encourages students and alumni to pitch creative projects and initiatives that will compete for cash prizes. The