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UT Horizon Fund invests $593K in MolecularMatch in Series A financing round
AUSTIN, TX – UT Horizon Fund, the strategic venture fund of the University of Texas System, has made a $593,000 Series A preferred stock investment in MolecularMatch.
University of Chicago Innovation Fund Puts $100K in Genomic Prescribing System
The University of Chicago Innovation Fund, which invests in proof-of-concept and early business development work for new ventures created by University of Chicago faculty, students and staff, has awarded Mark Ratain, MD, and Peter O’Donnell, MD, $100,000 to support their
University of Washington Wi-Fi backscatter could make ‘Internet of Things’ real
A new method uses radio frequency signals as a power source and reuses existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to provide internet connectivity to battery-free devices.
Connecticut Innovations Distributing Nearly $2M to University Researchers, Companies
The first grants and loans in the $200 million state Bioscience Fund have been awarded by Connecticut Innovations, the state-funded venture capital agency.
Finance Wales close to three profitable exits deals from firms into Technology Venture Investments portfolio
Finance Wales is close to three exits on companies backed by its technology-focused fund, including one via flotation. Director of Technology Venture investments Steve Smith said the £40m fund, which has backed around 40 mainly pre-revenue technology firms in Wales,
University of Ulster reveals £240k Honeypot fund to boost digital content sector – Start Ups – Start-Ups
The University of Ulster has launched a new stg£240,000 seed fund designed to stimulate growth and enhance competitiveness within the digital content sector. The Honeypot seed fund is part of the Honeycomb – Creative Works initiative, a stg£3.58m skills and business
Japanese Govt to fund start-up CEOs
The Japanese government plans to start a system this fiscal year under which it will provide living costs of 6.5 million yen ($64,000) per year, for up to two years, for people who quit their companies and start a new
NZVIF’s $5.4M seed fund investment too early to predict returns
The government-backed New Zealand Venture Investment Fund says it’s still too early to judge the performance of the Seed Co-Investment Fund, which backs early-stage firms alongside angel investors.
New commercialization gap funding assists WSU innovators
Washington State University researchers can get in-house money to move their innovations from the lab to the marketplace through a new commercialization gap-funding (CGF) program.
Delaware Early Stage Venture Fund to Invest $50K-250K in Regional Start-ups
Leading Edge Ventures I, L.P., announced today the formation of an early stage venture fund. Headquartered in Newark, Delaware, the Fund will make investments in promising early stage companies in Delaware and the Mid- Atlantic region. It will also maintain