By Samantha Ginther, fund associate, IU Ventures As we prepare this week for our second annual meeting of the Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund, we’re taking the opportunity to reflect on the brief history of the fund and the IU legacy that supports it. Before the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund launched in March 2018, it… Read more »
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The National Venture Capital Association accepts IU Ventures as a new member
By Teri Willey, executive director of IU Ventures and fund manager of IU Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC IU Ventures is delighted to be recognized as a newly appointed member of the National Venture Capital Association. Membership furthers our ability to meet potential co-investors and introduce attractive Indiana University-related companies to the larger venture community outside… Read more »
Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund rises to the challenge
By Teri Willey, executive director of IU Ventures and fund manager of Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC The Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund launched in March 2018 as part of IU’s Bicentennial Plan. Specifically, we focus on the university’s priority to build a prosperous and innovative Indiana. As part of IU Ventures, we support… Read more »
Our portfolio grows: Welcome MBX Biosciences and Ziptility
By Teri Willey, executive director, IU Ventures and fund manager, Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund I am pleased to report that in Q2 2019, we have added two more companies to our portfolio. MBX Biosciences is a therapeutics company founded by serial entrepreneurs Kent Hawryluk, who received the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of… Read more »
Venture forth: IU-connected companies to be showcased May 15 to investors
Midwest angel investors and venture capitalists who look to invest in startups will soon learn about five companies in the medical, life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors that have received investments from the Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund or the Innovate Indiana Fund. Teri Willey, the Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund’s manager and the managing director of IU… Read more »
One year in: The impact of the Philanthropic Venture Fund
By Teri Willey, executive director, IU Ventures and fund manager, Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC It’s been a year since the Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund was launched. We have had a busy and gratifying year as we support companies that are based on IU intellectual property or have IU graduates as founders or members of… Read more »
Eat Pray Syndicate — or, Syndicate well to build a prosperous and innovative Indiana
By Teri Willey, manager, Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund; executive director, Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. The Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. launched the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund in March 2018 to help achieve one of IU’s Bicentennial Strategic Plan priorities: Building a Prosperous and Innovative Indiana. The fund invests for equity in… Read more »
Why entrepreneurship? Why IU? Why Dimension Mill?
The public is welcome to attend the Nov. 15 launch party of Dimension Mill, 642 N. Madison St., Bloomington. The Mill is a 103-year-old building that has been transformed into a 19,000-square-foot coworking and business incubator space in Bloomington’s Trades District. Mary-Rachel Redman of Inside Indiana Business will emcee the event. Keynote speaker Mark Solon… Read more »
Global magazine recognizes leaders of IURTC, IU Philanthropic Venture Fund
Tony Armstrong and Teri Willey have been named to the inaugural 2018 Global University Venturing Powerlist, which recognizes the top 100 leaders of university venture funds. Armstrong, the president and CEO of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., is fourth on the list. Willey, IURTC’s managing director and manager of the IU Philanthropic Venture… Read more »
Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund featured on ‘Inside Indiana Business’
Tony Armstrong, president and CEO of Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., and Teri Willey, IURTC’s managing director and fund manager, spoke about the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund with Gerry Dick on “Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.” Armstrong and Willey spoke about the fund being a tool to turn university research into products and… Read more »