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New Mexico state pumps $40M into venture investments from tax fund
The New Mexico State Investment Council unanimously approved another $40 million from the Severance Tax Permanent Fund Tuesday for venture investments in local startup companies. The money will help replenish the SIC’s Co-Investment Fund, which makes direct investments in startups
UC Riverside launches innovation center, seed fund for entrepreneurs
A new University of California, Riverside-driven effort launching Wednesday will help turn Inland Empire entrepreneurs’ and innovators’ ideas into reality. The Entrepreneurial Proof of Concept and Innovation Center, or Riverside EPIC, will be a launch pad for entrepreneurs and startup companies,
Crowdfunding: the new buzzword for academics needing research money
hen Professor Dave Goulson decided to study the impact of pesticides on bees, he didn’t rate his chances of getting funding from one of the big research councils. The University of Sussex biologist turned to the public, raising almost £8,000
How $100B of ‘Free Money’ Could Transform Tech
Oil is so last century. With oversupply and lagging demand holding down the price per barrel, even Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest producers of petroleum, is moving away from its dependence on crude. The Saudi government recently struck
Clemson University Research Foundation awards funds for technology development
The Clemson University Research Foundation (CURF) has announced six recipients of fiscal year 2017 Technology Maturation Fund awards. The CURF Technology Maturation Fund provides grants to faculty to support the last critical development step needed to move their technology to the
Montana State University business accelerator receives $50,000 from U.S. Small Business Administration
An entrepreneurship support center for Montana State University students, alumni and faculty has won a $50,000 award from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help enhance its business accelerator program, 406 Labs. The Blackstone LaunchPad at MSU was one of
University Investment-A New Model Of Venture Capital
In the alternative investments space, attorneys have long been able to play an important role. Whether the investment in question is senior bank loans, non-recourse litigation finance liabilities, venture capital investments, or hedge fund vehicles, attorneys play a crucial role
3 initiatives, $3M for startups: MEDC seeks to boost access to early-stage capital
A trio of initiatives from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. aims to increase the flow of capital to startups and early-stage companies in the state. By the end of the year, two separate but similar funds of $1 million and $2
GO-EDC launches fund for start-up companies
The Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation has launched a fund to help entrepreneurs get their business ideas off the ground in the Oshkosh area. GO-EDC this week announced its recently minted Greater Oshkosh Capital Catalyst Fund is now accepting applications
Innovation in the Western Cape is set to get another healthy boost
Designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product developers can apply for grants of up to half a million Rands each from the second round of theDesign Innovation Seed Fund. The DISF is a project of the Cape Craft and Design Institute with investment