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New Jersey creates $20M fund to support AI startups
New Jersey is putting new money behind artificial intelligence startups and launching a $20 million investment fund designed to give early-stage companies access to capital, mentorship and business support to grow in the Garden State. The New Jersey Economic Development
GAP Insights: Penn launches $10M StartUP Fund for university spinouts
The University of Pennsylvania has unveiled its newest initiative to support early-stage startups emerging from academic research: a $10 million StartUP Fund offering up to $250,000 in seed funding to ventures with at least one Penn faculty or researcher founder.
Earlybird-X spin-off U2V launches €60 million fund to back DeepTech startups from European tech universities | EU-Startups
European venture capital firm U2V (University2Ventures) has announced the first closing of its €60 million Fund I. With this fund, the spin-off from Earlybird-X aims to back early-stage DeepTech startups from European tech universities. It will invest in pre-Seed and Seed-stage startups
PSU Partners with Google to Launch Oregon AI Accelerator, Driving Regional Innovation | Portland State University
Portland State University joins a coalition of Oregon’s top innovation and academic institutions in the launch of Oregon AI Accelerator, a first-of-its-kind statewide initiative designed to support early-stage founders building transformative, AI-first companies. Backed by seed funding from Google, and
UC Davis Announces Winners of Autumn 2025 Science Translation and Innovative Research Grant Program
The University of California, Davis, has awarded $100,000 through the autumn 2025 cohort of the Science Translation and Innovative Research, or STAIR, Grant Program to help scientists advance innovative research with strong commercial potential. Awardees of the autumn STAIR grant
GAP Insights: UCSD Horizon Accelerator Leads with Milestone-Driven Approach, Formation of Distinguished Advisory Board
UC San Diego’s Horizon Accelerator recently announced the formation of its inaugural Advisory Board, signaling a bold rethinking of how centers-of-excellence can help researchers move from lab discovery to market-ready venture. Unlike traditional accelerators that may push all startups through
Accelerate Blue Foundry – UM – Innovation Partnerships
The Foundry is looking for motivated entrepreneurs to build startups based on technologies from a curated portfolio of U-M innovations. Those who successfully complete the program may pitch ventures to a panel of experts for a chance to launch their
HSG START Accelerator: Eight start-ups complete first programme cycle
The vision of the HSG START Accelerator is to build a pan-Alpine bridge between technological excellence and entrepreneurial implementation. The programme specifically prepares European tech start-ups in the early growth phase for scaling and access to capital and markets. ‘Our mission is
Cincinnati 1918 Venture Lab takes the lead in health care innovation
Cincinnati entrepreneurs unveiled breakthrough technologies aimed at rewriting how patients are diagnosed, treated and protected. Hosted at the University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub, the event highlighted an accelerator program that has quickly become a cornerstone of the region’s health and
Syracuse Whitman School of Management Launches Orange Business Angel Network
The Whitman School of Management has launched the Orange Business Angel Network (OBAN), a groundbreaking student-led experiential learning program that will provide hands-on startup investment experience for students while connecting University-affiliated entrepreneurs with seed funding and mentorship. The program will begin in