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Winners Announced for $250K Innovation Fund Spring 2016 Cycle
The Chicago Innovation Exchange, in partnership with UChicagoTech and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation held the University of Chicago’s Innovation Fund final presentations today, where four amazing companies competed for a share of the university’s $20 million Innovation
University of Michigan’s Social Venture Fund Announces Investment in Querium
The Social Venture Fund, a student-led venture fund within theSamuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, today announced that it has participated in the early-stage bridge
Research University Technology and Start-Up Gap Funding Review
These days, universities talk a big game about innovation, and some ideologues even say that universities are so outdated that they hinder innovation, but the truth is that research universities continue to play a major role in the development of
SIC, Catalyst Fund ready to move on funds for New Mexico startups
New Mexico’s new state-backed Catalyst Fund is ready to make its first capital commitments to local micro funds that invest in startup companies around the state. Santa Fe-based Sun Mountain Capital, which is managing the new “fund of funds” for
Tech incubator for health-care start-ups proposed for Freeport Hospital
Dr. Doug Dittmer steps into an old, empty building on the grounds of Freeport Health Centre as he talks about a new incubator for start-ups working on medical-related technology. Dittmer wants the incubator to be established at Freeport, and he’s
Govt earmarks $15m towards commercialising hi-tech developments
The Government’s $15 million investment into initiatives supporting Kiwi start-ups is a step in the right direction but there’s still more to be done, a Massey University economist says. The Pre-Seed Accelerator fund is aimed at developing “cutting-edge” research into
€500,000 fintech start-up fund announced by Enterprise Ireland
Announcing a new start-up fund for fintech start-ups today (26 May), Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, said the support was a “key part” of the current Government’s push to help key sectors. Providing €50,000 in equity
New Irish start-up fund swings into action
Colman Equity – which is also the main funder of the business accelerator programme StartPlanetNI – will focus on knowledge economy companies and entrepreneurs seeking to move back to Northern Ireland. The investment vehicle will allow businesspeople and investors to put
Indiana University Researchers Score $160K in Translational Research Grants
Seven researchers at Indiana University have received more than $160,000 in grants from the Johnson Center for Innovation and Translational Research. The center’s Translational Research Pilot Grant program aims to fund the completion of proof-of-concept projects. The grant program was
Jumpstart Foundry reveals investments in 17 healthcare startups from seed fund including NC State
Five months after shifting its model from an accelerator to a seed stage innovation fund, Jumpstart Foundry has revealed 17 startups it’s selected for its portfolio. Nicotrax, for example, is a startup from North Carolina State University. Led by Kyle