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UT Horizon Fund Aims to Build, and Capture, Value from Its Startups
Like other universities, UT has already acquired ownership stakes in spinoff companies by accepting equity as part of the compensation for licensing its intellectual property to startups. Since the Horizon Fund began operations last year, it has been able to
innovosource releases 2013(Q1) university-affiliated gap funding activity report
innovosource, through its Mind the Gap initiative, just released the first-ever quarterly university-affiliated technology and start-up gap funding report. The goal of this quarterly report is to advocate for and inform practitioners and the general public on the importance of this funding mechanism
Australian Fed Carves Out $350M For Innovation Investment Fund
Innovation funding has been largely spared from the government’s $43 billion drive for fiscal cut-backs, with a new $350 million round for the Innovation Investment Fund and fresh cash to publicise Australian start-up success stories.
Colorado State University Announces A $1.5M VC Fund
In an email addressed to the Colorado State University community, it was announced Mon. May 13 that $1.5 million dollars has been been approved for the Colorado State University System Venture Capital Fund. Martin said he has helped two other Universities
Denmark Technological Institute Provides Gap Funding To Gel Start-up
A start-up company from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) now offers a simple tool for detecting corrosion in electronics. DTU’s involvement in the Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster made it possible to allocate gap-funding to the project
SEC’s Crowdfunding Delay Faulted for Stunting Businesses’ Growth
U.S. small-business growth is being stunted by regulators’ delay in issuing rules to permit so- called crowdfunding and other means of raising capital, company owners and academics will tell lawmakers today. The House Small Business Committee is holding a hearing
University of Utah Hosts Speed Teching Event for Investors, Technology Managers From Multiple Utah Universities
University of Utah Hosts Speed Teching Event for Investors, Technology Managers From Multiple Utah Universities – Investors and Entrepreneurs Invited to Learn about Available Technologies at Utah Universities for Potential Partnerships –
Microfunding Site, TerraYebo, Gets $100K From MI Automation Alley
The Automation Alley Seed Fund has struck again, investing $150,000 into TerraYebo. This is the Troy-based business accelerator’s second six-figure investment in the micro-funding website start-up. It invested $100,000 in the Madison Heights-based firm earlier this year. “Our investment committee
Forbes Covers Northeastern University IDEA Grants
In the age of startup-mania, accelerators, incubators and the constant search for venture capital,Northeastern Universityis taking a proactive approach to getting would-be founders to an entrepreneurial happy-place. IDEA calls itself a “venture accelerator,” The three-year-old program within the university was
Wayne State University Spin-out, SIB Medical Technologies, Secures Support From The Warrior Fund
SIB Medical Technologies thinks it can reinvent colon cancer detection. The Wayne State University spin-out is developing a medical device that could become the simpler and cheaper option for colon cancer screening. The technology preserves tissue samples in a liquid