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10 Indiana startups receive $200,000 through Elevate Purdue Foundry Fund – Purdue University
10 Indiana startups receive $200,000 through Elevate Purdue Foundry Fund – Purdue University.
Gap Funding of University Technology and Start-ups
Gap funding, or funding for time periods during a capital shortage for new technological businesses, is often provided by research universities partnering with investors, corporations, or even the government. Occasionally, these universities independently provide funds to new technological businesses in
From Concept to Demo: Knight Prototype Fund Announces 20 New Projects
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently announced funding for 20 new projects through its Knight Prototype Fund, which helps media makers, technologists, and tinkerers alike take ideas from concept to demo. Innovators are given $35,000 grants–and six
University of Edinburgh refreshes £6million venture fund
The University of Edinburgh has approved a £6million recapitalisation of its in-house venture capital fund Old College Capital (OCC), which provides growth and development finance into companies associated with the university. The fund, established in 2011 with support from the
$474M Fund Will Support Oxford University Spinouts | TechCrunch
A new £300 million U.K. fund has been set up to support high tech startups looking to spin out of the University of Oxford. The fund is being raised by Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), a newly formed company that is working in partnership
A Venture Capital Firm Led by 2 Women Plans to Introduce a $150M Seed Fund
More than a year after striking out on their own, the founders of Aspect Ventures are preparing a formal introduction of a sizable fund. The firm plans to announce on Thursday that it has raised about $150 million for its
House and Senate on Different Pages on Biomedical Innovation
When it comes to his 21st Century Cures initiative, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton has an aggressive timeline in mind, starting with a subcommittee markup Thursday and ending with a bill on the desk of the president
More mutual funds are investing in tech start-ups
Mutual fund giants aren’t just interested in putting money to work in publicly traded companies. Increasingly, they also want to own a piece of red-hot start-ups. Tech news site Re/code reported that Fidelity Investments is now in talks to buy
Governor rejects Invest Georgia seed funding
Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed 11 bills Tuesday, including long-sought legislation to put seed capital into a state-run venture capital fund.A bill the General Assembly passed on the final day of this year’s legislative session authorized Invest Georgia, a VC fund
State taps Rochester-based Excell Partners to manage new $2M fund
A Rochester-based venture capital firm has been tapped to manage a new $2 million investment fund launched by the state to provide seed funding to certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday the MWBE Investment Fund