university-spinouts

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AlbionVC backs the awkward years between invention and income
Vc · Enterprise · Saas

AlbionVC backs the awkward years between invention and income

A medical breakthrough still needs a business. An API platform still needs buyers. AlbionVC has built its venture practice around the expensive work of getting from one to the other.

venture-capital · early-stage-investingRead →
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Accelerace bets before the customers arrive
Vc · Education

Accelerace bets before the customers arrive

The Danish investor pairs pre-seed money with founders who have already built and sold companies. Its move into BioInnovation Institute takes that approach deeper into the difficult business of turning research into revenue.

pre-seed · startup-acceleratorRead →
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Central Japan’s Startup Pitch: The Factory Is Next Door
Hardware · Enterprise · Education

Central Japan’s Startup Pitch: The Factory Is Next Door

The Central Japan Startup Ecosystem connects founders to manufacturers, university labs and public support across Japan’s industrial heartland. Its most revealing story starts with a robot that would not sell.

central-japan · startup-ecosystemRead →
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Triathlon puts university research to work
Education · Enterprise

Triathlon puts university research to work

At Saarland University, a startup can begin with a laser experiment or a round of speed dating. Triathlon connects the people, patents and practical help needed to turn either into a business.

technology-transfer · startup-incubationRead →
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LYVA Labs backs the awkward bit between invention and income
Vc · Health · Climate

LYVA Labs backs the awkward bit between invention and income

A working prototype is a beginning. Liverpool’s publicly backed innovation company supplies early money, specialist help and introductions to get the business moving too.

pre-seed-investment · innovation-consultancyRead →
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The Little Fund That Turned $44 Million Into a $1.15 Billion Habit
Vc · Health · Climate

The Little Fund That Turned $44 Million Into a $1.15 Billion Habit

It started as a modest state bet on Rhode Island's innovation economy. Twenty-five years and 144 companies later, Slater is the quiet engine underneath the state's startup scene - and it keeps recycling its wins.

venture-capital · seed-fundRead →