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Marquette announces inaugural innovation fund awardees
Marquette President Michael R. Lovell today announced the university’s first-ever strategic innovation fund awardees. Thirty-eight unique projects led by Marquette faculty, students and staff across a variety of disciplines will receive nearly $5 million. Awardees fell into one of six
European venture capital funds go in search of tech start-ups
As Europe’s tech companies such as Spotify, the music-streaming service, and King Digital, the maker of the Candy Crush franchise, have become global names, a series of new venture funds has sprouted in search of the next generation of European
Ford planning significant investments in research, engineering – News – Press and Guide
It is rumored that Ford Motor Co.plans to invest $1 billion in its Research and Engineering Center campus. Unnamed real estate sources told Crain’s Detroit Business that Ford issued a request for proposal in November. Crain’s obtained a copy of
Consortium of Spin-Out Companies from University Tech Transfer Collaborate on Beta to Raise Early Stage Investment through Equity-Based Funding Platforms for Life Sciences Startups | University of Colorado
Consortium of University Tech Transfer Spin-Outs today announces participation in a beta launch to test the application of a new funding statute passed through the JOBS act in 2013. Known as Reg D 506c exemption, this modification to private placement
Venture Capitalist to donate $31M to Carnegie Mellon University for entrepreneurship initiatives
Carnegie Mellon University is getting a $31 million donation from venture capitalist James R. Swartz and his wife Susan to create a new center for entrepreneurship. The gift, the fifth-largest in the university’s history, will fund the Swartz Center for
Connecticut Innovations’ Regenerative Medicine Research Fund Awards $11 Million for Scientific Research
ROCKY HILL, Conn., June 11, 2015 – BioInnovation Connecticut, managed by Connecticut Innovations (CI), the leading source of financing and ongoing support for Connecticut’s innovative, growing companies, today announced that the Regenerative Medicine Research Fund (RMRF) has awarded $11 million
Chaac Ventures, Princeton University-focused Seed Fund, Announces Debut Investment in Locent
Chaac Ventures, a seed venture capital (VC) fund focused on Princeton University’s top alumni tech founders, agreed to make it’s first investment, into Locent, a Los Angeles-based SaaS (Software as a Service) company that has developed technology that will allow
Cisco aims to cash in on startups by growing corporate venture fund
Cisco claims that it invest in the best teams and technologies that improve how people work, live, play, and learn. The networking giant claims that it can accelerate the impact of startup innovations via direct access to Cisco customers, partners,
University of Dayton, Wright State Research Institute, and Dayton hospitals funded a startup company to commercialize technology
The major hospitals in Dayton are banding together to fund a company that will help commercialize health care technology. The 28 hospitals of the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association are partnering with Cincinnati-based design firm Kaleidoscope Inc. to launch a
Impact Investing vs. Venture Philanthropy
Impact investing and venture philanthropy might appear the same, but there are several differences. Venture philanthropy has been around much longer, as the phrase was coined by John D. Rockefeller III in 1969. His idea of venture philanthropy was as