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Y Combinator, or YC for short, is the world’s best-known accelerator. Its expanding cohort sizes, twice-yearly cadence and “standard deal” made it a trendsetting startup program; one that has sufficient heft to influence the overall direction of the early-stage market

According to a May 31 release from Hackensack Meridian Health, experts from northern New Jersey, New York City, and California are teaming forces to investigate and develop antiviral medicines for SARS-CoV-2, its variations, other coronaviruses and pandemic viruses, as well

The Michigan State University Foundation’s two-year-old fund has now invested roughly $6 million in companies across the Mitten state. The Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III, a subsidiary of the Michigan State University Foundation, announced earlier this month that it has

Purdue University and Rolls-Royce officials have signed a research and testing agreement that will bring $75 million over 10 years to the West Lafayette campus. It is the largest deal with an industry partner in Purdue history. The Purdue and

Improved ceramics manufacturing, breakthrough medical screening tests and a more convenient way to detect nuclear particles earned funding from the latest round of a Florida State University program that helps researchers bring their work to the marketplace. FSU’s Office of

Thanks to $250,000 in seed funding announced today by University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan, new technologies aimed at reducing patients’ and health-care workers’ exposure to drug-resistant bacteria, detecting important ocean data, and determining genetic disorders linked to autism and

In its first-ever 2022 MCSC Seed Awards program, the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC) awarded 20 projects a total of $5 million over two years. Principal investigators from all five of MIT’s schools are leading the winning projects. The

After the first fund met its objectives – not only financial returns, but also fostering digital firms in Ohio and creating jobs for their graduates – the public universities that founded an Ohio-focused venture capital firm are considering launching a

The Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) has developed technologies that are utilized to treat cancer, distribute clean water to communities in need, and provide industry-leading blockchain security. The newly established Roberts Innovation Fund will help these and

Since George Floyd’s assassination in 2020, the venture capital sector has been grappling with its lack of diversity. Despite companies’ increased efforts to hire more diverse employees and support more disadvantaged entrepreneurs, the needle hasn’t shifted much. Many companies are