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€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
Tech Launch Arizona awards $1.1 million to boost promising tech
A patch for a beating heart, an underwater adhesive and a new kind of needle for laparoscopic surgery are among the technologies the University of Arizona is nurturing toward the marketplace. Tech Launch Arizona has awarded about $1.1 million in
Philadelphia College of Medicine starts $5M venture fund
The money for the Primary Care Innovation Fund came from the school’s foundation, PCOM said. The fund will consider investing in companies nationwide, but will concentrate on the Philadelphia region and on the Atlanta region, where PCOM has a branch
Oxford Uni-backed Aussie start-up Zegami looks to raise $10 million
Two Adelaide-based tech entrepreneurs who developed big data visualisation software for Oxford University are looking to raise up to $10 million to accelerate sales of the technology. Zegami, headed by Samuel Conway and Roger Nobel, has already attracted $1 million
U Texas Decisio Health introduces clinical platform, draws $4.5M in Series B round
Decisio Health, a startup that aims to help acute-care provider organizations continually improve their clinical processes, launched the Decisio Health Clinical Intelligence Platform Tuesday and also announced $4.5M in Series B funding, topping the $2.5M it garnered in its over-subscribed
Michigan Accelerator Fund seeks $5 million raise for tack-on fund
The managers of Michigan Accelerator Fund I are seeking to raise up to $5 million from investors to provide further financial backing to portfolio companies. Four of the Grand Rapids-based venture capital fund’s eight existing portfolio companies may need additional
Connecticut Senate Approves CTNext In Effort To Boost Startup Companies, support UCONN
It could be years before results are visible, but Connecticut made the first significant move Thursday to extend state government’s role in promoting startup firms and early-stage business ventures. The Senate approved a $19.7 billion state budget that includes a