The Innovate Indiana Fund, IU’s $10 million seed stage fund, recently closed its initial series of investments. Three Indianapolis-based companies, each affiliated with leading research at the IU School of Medicine or the university’s exploration of digital delivery of educational resources, form the foundation of the Innovate Indiana Fund portfolio. These companies include: Aarden Pharmaceuticals, ApeX Therapeutics, and Courseload. Aarden… Read more »
Tag: Small Business & Entrepreneurship
White House Launches New Entrepreneurship Initiative: Startup America
The White House has launched a new public/private initiative to spur U.S. entrepreneurship with the goal of increasing the number and scale of new high-growth firms that are in turn creating new economic growth, innovation, and quality jobs. Chaired by Steve Case, the co-founder of AOL, the Startup America Partnership includes investment commitments from Hewlett-Packard, IBM… Read more »
Key to Successful Innovation: Knowing How to Manage Failure
An interesting and provocative perspective on innovation from a venture capitalist as posted today at RealClearMarkets.com: Read more here