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18 08, 2021

CIT GAP Funds Invests in ArchiveCore to Simplify Healthcare

By innovosource|2021-08-18T13:32:11+00:00August 18th, 2021|State or Government, Venture Fund|0 Comments

The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) today announced that CIT GAP Funds, the direct investment program of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority (VIPA) Investment Division, has invested in Roanoke, Va.-based ArchiveCore. ArchiveCore’s cloud-based distributed ledger technology reduces administrative delays and costs in the process of credentialing healthcare professionals. The startup will use this GAP Funds investment [...]

4 08, 2021

University City Science Center is launching a VC arm to invest in health equity startups

By innovosource|2021-08-04T10:17:13+00:00August 4th, 2021|Pennsylvania, State or Government, Venture Fund|0 Comments

University City Science Center, an organization central to the region’s burgeoning life sciences sector, announced Wednesday the creation of its fourth “strategic pillar” — a venture capital arm that will deploy funds to startups addressing health inequities for underserved populations. This addition of a capital arm adds to the nonprofit’s existing work, which it describes [...]

22 07, 2021

University City Science Center is launching a VC arm to invest in health equity startups – Technical.ly Philly

By innovosource|2021-07-22T11:06:49+00:00July 22nd, 2021|Accelerator/incubator, Pennsylvania, Venture Fund|0 Comments

University City Science Center, an organization central to the region’s burgeoning life sciences sector, announced Wednesday the creation of its fourth “strategic pillar” — a venture capital arm that will deploy funds to startups addressing health inequities for underserved populations. This addition of a capital arm adds to the nonprofit’s existing work, which it describes [...]

19 05, 2021

IU Ventures Invests $500K in Mentorship Platform – Inside INdiana Business

By innovosource|2021-05-19T17:37:43+00:00May 19th, 2021|Indiana, Venture Fund|0 Comments

The IU Philanthropic Venture fund has made a second $500,000 investment into Mentor Collective, a Boston-based education technology startup that helps universities with mentorship programs. The platform helps to connect first-year and international students with campus life and now has more than 100 partnerships with universities. IU Ventures made an initial $500,000 investment during the [...]

20 01, 2021

Dana-Farber launches venture fund targeting incurable cancers

By innovosource|2021-01-20T12:15:59+00:00January 20th, 2021|Venture Fund|0 Comments

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is diving deeper into biotech financing, announcing Thursday the launch of Binney Street Capital, its first-ever venture fund. Binney will support new research and technologies as part of the institute's larger mission to help treat incurable cancers. The fund plans to invest in eight to 10 companies over the next three years, providing between [...]

2 12, 2020

UMD computer scientist’s VisiSonics raises $3.5M, including $500K from Momentum Fund

By innovosource|2020-12-02T09:48:15+00:00December 2nd, 2020|Maryland, Venture Fund|0 Comments

For one, there’s a question of visuals. The objects have to be three-dimensional enough to look like they’re in front of a player, and a character has to be able to move around to see those objects to the right or left. It’s not just a question of look, but also feeling like you’re somewhere [...]

11 11, 2020

Tampa General to Launch Venture Fund

By innovosource|2020-11-11T10:06:17+00:00November 11th, 2020|Hospitals, Venture Fund|0 Comments

Tampa General Hospital has joined the growing list of health systems with an innovation hub and venture capital fund. It has announced the creation of a venture capital fund dedicated to driving a culture of innovation across Tampa General through the support of early-stage startups and direct investments. Tampa General Hospital is a 1,006-bed nonprofit [...]

9 09, 2020

Xfund 3 Raises Fund to Support University-Based Startups

By innovosource|2020-09-09T14:21:16+00:00September 9th, 2020|Venture Fund|0 Comments

Xfund, a Palo Alto, CA-based Cambridge, MA-based early-stage venture capital firm designed to back lateral thinkers, closed its newest investment vehicle, Xfund 3. Launched in 2012 as a collaboration between Harvard University and New Enterprise Associates and Breyer Capital, the fund combines academia with venture capital to seek out founders who have pursued liberal arts degrees. Led [...]

12 08, 2020

Amplified Sciences attracts second IU Ventures investment

By innovosource|2020-08-12T13:14:46+00:00August 12th, 2020|Indiana, Venture Fund|0 Comments

Diagnostic cancer testing startup Amplified Sciences is the first company to receive a double investment through IU Ventures' startup support ecosystem. After receiving an investment from the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund in April 2020, Amplified Sciences attracted a $25,000 investment through the IU Angel Network in June. "An objective of IU Ventures is to introduce each founder we meet to resources to support [...]

8 07, 2020

CU Healthcare Innovation Fund closes with $50 million in committed capital

By innovosource|2020-07-08T12:03:39+00:00July 8th, 2020|Colorado, Venture Fund|0 Comments

The CU Healthcare Innovation Fund announced today that it has secured its maximum targeted committed capital of $50 million. The fund is affiliated with and located on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus near Denver, Colorado. The limited partners include, among others, the University of Colorado, UCHealth, Children's Hospital Colorado and CU Medicine, all [...]