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Early investors set up dedicated funds as start-up valuations surge
Venture Capital (VC) firms such as Nexus Venture Partners, Kalaari Capital and Blume Venture Advisors are setting up independent investment vehicles for the sole purpose of investing in their winners such as Snapdeal, promoted by Jasper Infotech Pvt. Ltd, and
Cambridge University spin-out Reduse gets £500k to develop ‘unprinter’
A revolutionary ‘unprinter’ has moved a step closer to production thanks to a £500,000 cash injection. Cambridge University spin-out Reduse, which has developed the ‘unprinting’ technology to remove print from paper, allowing it to be reused. It has raised the
Swansea University launches innovation fund to speed up the journey from research to the shop floor
Swansea University has launched an Innovation Fund to speed up the commercialisation of its academic research. The Innovation Fund is the brain child of Dr Gerry Ronan, Head of Commercial Services at the University and will be overseen on a
Washington’s Life Sciences Discovery Fund not dead yet, launches grant program
Earlier this year, lawmakers slashed from the budget a state fund for life sciences. Well now that fund may have been put on life support. The Life Sciences Discovery Fund had $2 million left in its treasury account after the
$45M State-funded “New York Ventures” completes first two investments
Empire State Development announced the launch of New York Ventures, a program dedicated to encouraging innovation and fueling economic growth in communities across the state. New York Ventures will oversee the State’s innovation investment funds, which provide financial capital to
UC to fund up to $150K in early-stage life science startups through primePC program
Startups created at the University of California can compete for funding during a first-of-its-kind UC competition. The university system will give one $150,000 award and three $50,000 awards to early-stage companies working on life sciences technology related to therapeutics, consumer health, medical devices
Qatar National Research Fund unveils joint research initiative with British university partners
Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), a member of Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R&D), has launched a joint research support programme in partnership with the UK Government’s Science & Innovation Network, The British Council, and UK Higher Education International
Kentucky Grants $800,000 in State Income Tax Credits to Accelerator
The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority today granted to UpTech Fund II, LLC $800,000 in state income tax credits, pursuant to the Kentucky Investment Fund Act. UpTech Fund II, the pre-seed fund connected with the UpTech, Inc. accelerator program in
Université de Sherbrooke receives $33.5M from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund
Université de Sherbrooke today launched an ambitious project which reaffirms its position as a world leader in large research partnerships. A project that will undoubtedly be one of the great industrial revolutions of the 21st Century: From Quantum Science to
University of Nottingham spin-out NuVision received £379k seed funding from Mercia Fund Management
The funding from Mercia will support the commercialisation of NuVision’s ground-breaking product, Omnigen™, an easy to use, dry, amniotic membrane-derived biological bandage that can be used to treat ocular wounds caused by scratches, blisters and burns, as soon as they