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PwC Announces Fund To Partner With University of Malta
PwC Malta today launched a €1 million Start up Fund targeting people wishing to take up a career in entrepreneurship. The fund is being run in collaboration with the University of Malta and Times of Malta
Hyde Park Ventures Looking For Midwest Start-ups; University Partners Requested
Startups, it’s time to polish your pitches. Hyde Park Venture Partners has more than $20 million that it’s looking to put into early-stage technology companies in the Midwest
Dragon Fund, A Drexel University Student-led Fund, Secures $1mm for investment
The student-managed portfolio, called the Dragon Fund, began in 2007 with a $250,000 contribution from Drexel. The university contributed another $100,000 in 2011 and then $500,000 in May. The fund has gained more than $150,000, due to the investments made
Florida bill establishes the Florida Technology Seed Capital Fund
CS/HB 705 passed the House on April 17, 2013 and subsequently passed the Senate on April 26, 2013. The bill amends s. 288.9625 F.S., to include innovation businesses among the entities eligible to receive assistance from the Florida Institute for
Hong Kong Baptist University sends memo on new $1mm POC fund
The University is proactive in introducing new funding channels to facilitate knowledge transfer (KT) from academia to industry. The Matching Proof-of- Concept Fund (MPCF) is established to
Iowa State announces $300m in proof of concept awards
Three projects received awards under a smaller, proof-of-concept category. These awards provide pursuit funds for emerging research areas that are more limited in scope or require proof of concept before investigators can pursue larger funding. Each project will receive up
Mercia Fund Management, a supporter of Midland university spinouts, hears feedback from two Keele University start-ups
Founded in a hot bed of fresh thinking and unique ideas, university spin-outs are becoming increasingly popular with both savvy investors, who can achieve a healthy return, and universities benefiting from funding channelled back into their R&D and facilities. Working
NYU summer accelerator program starts today, 10 teams selected for program and funding
Next Monday, June 3rd, we will kick off the NYU Summer Launchpad—a 10-week accelerator program that will provide graduating NYU student-entrepreneurs with the skills, space, funding, and mentoring needed to help them launch commercially viable startup ventures
U Rochester student-VC fund makes first investment
The Simon School Venture Capital Fund, a student-run effort of the University of Rochester’s Simon Graduate School of BusinessAdministration, has made its first investment, in Palmyra’s StormBlok Systems Inc.
LambdaVision, a UConn biotech start-up, secures $110 for state fund
LambdaVision Inc., a biotech start-up company that was launched by UConn Ventures, has received a funding commitment of $110,000 from Connecticut Innovations (CI), the state’s quasi-public authority responsible for growing Connecticut businesses through innovative financing and strategic assistance. CI announced