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CIT GAP fund invests in therapeutics company
The Center for Innovative Technology announced today that its CIT GAP Funds closed an investment in Riogin, a Charlottesville-based company that has solved many issues related to peptide therapeutics. Riogin developed a technology platform that overcomes many of the problems
Northeastern’s IDEA student-run gap fund surpasses half a $1M in investment to-date
IDEA was founded in 2009 and since then has funded 35 ventures with grants up to $10,000. Just this past month, the Accelerator reached its 500k milestone in venture funding, a monumental milestone for IDEA.
Texas State University start-up wins Rice University Texas Halo Fund Investment
SioTeX, an interdisciplinary team from Texas State University, won the Texas Halo Fund Investment Prize during the 14th Annual Rice University Business Plan Competition (RBPC) in Houston.
Seton Hall University Venture Fund Competition awards $10K in prizes
Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business‘ Center for Entrepreneurial Studies will award $10,000 in prizes at the annual Seton Hall University Venture Fund Competition. The public is invited to attend the competition, which will be held on Friday April 11 from
Wolverine Venture Fund sees return from $200K investment in IBM-acquired, Silverpop
The Wolverine Venture Fund, an investment vehicle run by students at the University of Michigan, is celebrating a win now that it has recorded its fourth profitable exit with the IBM’s acquisition ofSilverpop.
Eardrum Patch Start-up Receives $44K From Tulane University Business Competition
Tympanogen LLC, a New Orleans startup company with a nonsurgical patch for treating holes in the eardrum, has won $44,000 in a major graduate-level student startup competition.
Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0 antes up $6.8M for early-stage companies
LANSING, MICH. — The Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) board of directors has designated $6.8 million for the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0, a statewide investment fund aimed at supporting high-tech early stage companies.
University of Malta launches “Take-off Business Incubator” which includes a 100,000 euro seed fund
The University of Malta today launched the Take-Off Business Incubator, along with the launch of the Seed Fund Award in the presence of Economy Minister Chris Cardona and Education and Employment Minister Evarist Bartolo.
U Illinois-Urbana Champaign announces 2014 POC award winners
The Office of Technology Management (OTM) is proud to announce the 2014 awardees of the Illinois Proof-of-Funding Concept (I-POC). I-POC is an innovative program designed to fund development that will demonstrate and improve an innovation’s market viability to potential investors
U Kansas awards $200K in POC awards
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas continues to move innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace. As part of this effort, four KU research projects that are near the commercialization stage have been awarded $50,000 each through the university’s Proof