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UH Forges New Partnerships with Houston Angel Network, Houston Exponential to Build a Community of Startup Investors – University of Houston
The University of Houston announced a groundbreaking new partnership with the Houston Angel Network and Houston Exponential that will create investment and mentorship opportunities for UH alumni who want to be a part of the University’s booming innovation community. The partnership, which
Oxford University Innovation to host leading global investors and spinouts at Deep Tech investor day | University of Oxford
OUI, the technology transfer office of the University of Oxford, will host venture capitalists and corporate investors, mainly from the US and UK with interests in sectors including AI, robotics, Quantum, Clean Tech, Computing, and Photonics. Existing and potential local
Engine Ventures raises $398M third fund; MIT was anchor investor – Bizwomen
With a couple of investments already out, The Engine Ventures has a new war chest to back more early-stage startups solving the world’s biggest problems. The Cambridge-based venture capital investor told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week it
Western Australian Innovators Receive $5M Boost for Health Solutions
Western Australian innovators have been awarded $5 million in grants through the Cook Government’s successful Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Innovation Seed Fund. Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson said this was the third round of the Innovation Seed funding
Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund now accepting applications | University of Michigan News
A new pre-seed venture fund at the University of Michigan’s Innovation Partnerships has launched and is now accepting applications for investment opportunities. The Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund focuses on investing in Michigan startup companies that have a license to commercialize university technologies from
UNM Anderson supports local entrepreneurs with pitch competition, final event for first cohort: UNM Newsroom
The UNM Anderson School of Management’s Center for Responsible Entrepreneurship hosted a pitch competition June 6 in Santa Fe, concluding its inaugural cohort of the entrepreneur-focused Accelerator Program. The Accelerator Program is a rigorous 10-month program that combines education, mentoring,
INOVAIT and Government of Canada invest $10.7M in AI-enhanced image-guided therapy technologies
Founded by the Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) and supported by the Government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), INOVAIT is Canada’s network focused on advancing image-guided therapy (IGT) through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and machine learning. IGT is the practice
Stanford High Impact Technology Fund clears the path to commercialization
Stanford University’s Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) has been working with campus researchers and inventors to put their technologies to use in society for more than half a century. In 2022, OTL launched the High Impact Technology (HIT) Fund to provide custom
Rice grants $800,000 to DivInc Sports Tech Accelerator
Rice University is awarding an $800,000 grant over three years to DivInc to fund the operation of accelerators designed to support diverse founders building innovative startups shaping the technology of tomorrow. The grant supports DivInc’s mission to generate social and
McMaster innovators team up through Innovation Matchmaking Program for cross-disciplinary health solutions
Eight multidisciplinary research teams pitched their cutting-edge health technologies as part of McMaster’s Innovation Matchmaking program. Launched this year, the program connects researchers from McMaster and its affiliated hospitals to work together to develop and commercialize a technology solution that tackles