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Badger Fund raises more than $10 million
The Badger Fund of Funds said Tuesday it has raised more than $10 million of capital from private investors, double what was required by the state legislation that launched it. The private funding brings to more than $35 million the amount the
Does every university need its own venture fund?
There are a number of other funds affiliated with various universities across the country. Cambridge Enterprise Seed Funds is this year celebrating 21 years of investment. IP Group has had deals with various universities for some time. This is in
Through corporate venture fund, Exelon gets intel while startups get funding
When Constellation Energy Group decided to back Astrum Solar in 2011, it was a huge boon for the Baltimore energy startup. Astrum was founded in 2008 on the idea of bringing residential solar energy to the East Coast, where the
Avacta Group and Leeds University secure £3.8m fund to develop new diagnostic tests
Avacta Group plc, the science-led healthcare supplier, has announce that a collaborative programme with Leeds University has been awarded a £3.8m grant by the Medical Research Council. The Wetherby-based supplier of Affimer biotherapeutics and research reagents, will use the grant
ONGC launches Rs 100 crore start-up fund to ignite new ideas
ONGCBSE 0.87 % has launched a Rs 100 crore start-up fund on its Diamond Jubilee year to foster, nurture and incubate new ideas related to oil and gas sector. The initiative, christened as ‘ONGC Start-up’, is in line with the
Alafair Biosciences raises $2M with eye on marketing, product development; U Texas Horizon Fund invests
Alafair Biosciences Inc. has identified how it plans to spend its most recent $2 million series A funding round — the Austin medical device company said Monday afternoon it will use those dollars for product development and to widen its
Venture fund puts $6 million into UCSD inventions
Two technologies from UC San Diego – a saliva diagnostics sensor and foam that can generate power – have been selected for up to $6 million in funding by local start-up investor NextWave Venture Partners. The deals highlight NextWave’s business
University of Buffalo seed fund aims to make an IMPACT on new, innovative research
Greg Fabiano readily admits that his research project using a driving simulator to test teenage drivers who have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder never would have received federal funding if it weren’t for a smaller seed grant that helped lay the framework
Nomura-Keio University Fund Boosts Investment Target for Japan Startups
Keio University and Nomura Holdings Inc. increased the fundraising goal for their venture-capital partnership by 50 percent to 15 billion yen ($147 million) after demand from Japanese financial firms during the first phase of financing exceeded expectations. Keio Innovation Initiative Inc.,
726 Applicants to Compete for GA State Start-up Funding
Georgia’s Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development released the latest information about the State project ‘Start-up Georgia’ which promises to fund the most creative and innovative ideas in business. According to the Ministry, 726 applicants have filed their business ideas