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University Gap Funding and Accelerator Community News
Virginia Innovation Partnership Awards $800,000 to University Research Projects
A statewide network designed to accelerate innovation and economic growth has awarded $800,000 to 18 university research projects in Virginia. The Virginia Innovation Partnership, created in 2012 as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s i6 Challenge, provides funding that
Hawaii college student using Kickstarter to fund ‘Airfoil’ company
A University of Hawaii Manoa mechanical engineering student is hoping to launch a new business to market his product called Airfoil, a unique ballpoint pen inspired by engineering design in aviation, through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.
Life Sciences Discovery Fund Announces $1.1M to Five Projects
The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) today announced $1.1 million in five Proof of Concept grants to Washington for-profit and non-profit organizations to foster the translation of health-related products from the laboratory into the commercial marketplace.
$6.7 million Angel Loan Fund will help Minnesota startups
On Dec. 12, Governor Mark Dayton and Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Katie Clark Sieben announced that a new fund will allow Minnesota startups to apply for interest-free loans.
University of Alabama start-up ThruPore earns $150,000 NSF grant
ThruPore Technologies, a University of Alabama start-up company, has earned a $150,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop a new catalyst for the petrochemical industry.
TechColumbus and The Ohio State University Announce Technology Concept Fund
Innovations with ties to The Ohio State University will get a financial boost from the new Technology Concept Fund, LLC. The million-dollar fund includes investments from Ohio State and Ohio Third Frontier. The Technology Concept Fund will be managed by
Venture Capital Fund Launches in Dubai Aimed at Middle East Start-Ups
A new early-stage venture capital fund has set up in Dubai, looking to invest up to $1 million in technology start-ups across the Middle East and North Africa. It joins a bevy of start-up accelerators launching in the technology space
Ryerson University Healthcare Photo Sharing Spinout, Figure1, Raises $2M
Digital Media Zone at Ryerson University (DMZ) alumnus company Figure1 announced today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding. Figure 1, the startup behind the popular healthcare photo sharing app of the same name, incubated at the DMZ
Duke University Energy Seed Fund Calls For Proposals, $40K Per Award
The Energy Research Seed Fund provide funds for new interdisciplinary, collaborative research teams (working groups) with the larger goal of enabling Duke University investigators to obtain critical preliminary results that have a high likelihood of obtaining external funding.
Florida State University GAP Fund Announces New Grants, $8M Funded-to-Date
Florida State University is giving some of its leading researchers a little extra cash to propel their cutting edge work closer to the marketplace. Pradeep Bhide, Dr. James Olcese and Jinfeng Zhang all received the university’s Grant Assistance Program (GAP)