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£75m raised in technology start-up investment by Cambridge University
A capital investment fund company, founded by Cambridge University in partnership with other investors, has raised capital of £75 million in anticipation of an IPO flotation. This is a major success story for continuing investment into technology and healthcare innovative
Indian Govt inaugurates start-up incubation centre in New Delhi; to foster 50 new companies
India has attracted investment from 37 mobile manufacturing companies in last one year that have generated 40,000 direct jobs and 1.25 lakh indirect employment, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. “We decided to make India a big hub of electronics
NC State Boosts Efforts to Commercialize Research Discoveries | NC State University
North Carolina State University has announced that seven projects will receive support from its Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF) in fiscal year 2017. The funding will help NC State researchers move innovative discoveries from the lab bench to the marketplace, in
The Marquette University Enterprise Seed Fund is taking applications for its third round of funding, good example of Intake Process
Overview and purpose of the fund The fund will provide seed capital to growing start-up businesses at critical junctures in their development. Open to all disciplines across campus, it will support activities, including commercialization activities, that further accelerate business growth.
Innovation Birmingham Announces Strategic Partnership With Crowdcube
On Monday, Innovation Birmingham announced it formed a strategic partnership with equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube as a way to encourage successful fundraising efforts for startups and early stage businesses. This announcement comes just after the completion of Innovation Birmingham’s iCentrum building
€1m made available for two new Enterprise Ireland start-up funds
Enterprise Ireland’s investments into Ireland-based start-ups show no signs of slowing, with two new funds totalling €1m to come on stream soon. Starting tomorrow (24 August), start-ups operating in fields such as games, apps, mobile, SaaS, cloud, enterprise software, life
Tata’s $300m venture fund plans to invest in startups
Mumbai-bred Turakhia brothers turned billionaires as a group of Chinese investors acquired their ad tech startup Media.net for $900 million in cash, in what would be the third largest deal in the industry. The newly set up RNT Capital Advisers,
Ontario Investing $51 Million to Support Research and Foster Innovation
Ontario is awarding a total of $51 million to support world-class studies and research talent at leading institutions across the province, laying the foundation for Ontario’s future knowledge-based economy. This funding will help sharpen Ontario’s competitive edge by fostering discoveries;
Canadian Medical Associations’s newest start-up awards five grants to jump-start physician-led innovation
In a very short period of time, Joule™ has gone from start-up to game-changer in Canadian health innovation. Five grants were announced today to fund innovative opportunities led by Canadian physicians. The grants are part of Joule’s mandate to promote
University of Northern Iowa’s incubator lets young companies develop with support programs
Last spring saw more than the usual “graduations” at the University of Northern Iowa. The Innovation Incubator at UNI’s Center for Business Growth and Innovation saw four companies — iTracking Research, Dyton Creative Inc., Follow Your Strengths and Red Lab