Sentences with phrase «tech venture development»

Nextlaw Labs, the innovative legal tech venture development company launched by global law firm Dentons, today announced its investment in Beagle

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In response to the decline in venture capital, several provincial governments have created their own funds, and universities are increasingly investing in research and development, particularly in the biotech and clean - tech sectors.

What's more, the ubiquity of tech startups — and the decreased financial barrier to entry — has prompted Philadelphia and Detroit, among other cities, to begin offering venture capital in an effort to boost economic development, create jobs and attract young people, says Archna Sahay, Philadelphia's manager of entrepreneurial investment.

Each week in tech brings us momentous news (a major product release, a lawsuit development), inconsequential news (a startup that will never make it receiving funding from a venture capital firm that doesn't care if does), and even sad news (like last week's passing of former Intel (intc) CEO Paul Otellini).

The Financial Post article by Danny Bradbury captures it well: «Things are looking up for venture capital funding in the tech industry but in the middle [of a venture's development from startup to exit] is a chasm that needs more cash input.»

She currently writes about tech, venture capital, startups, innovation, as well as sustainability and issues around international economic development.

The purpose of the Competition is to be part of an overall program aimed at systematically generating more tech start - up enterprises in Atlanta by (i) facilitating applied research and development and enhancing mentoring and other supports for aspiring entrepreneurs, (ii) supporting early - stage firm growth and (iii) attracting more venture funding.

Kansas City - based TechAccel is a tech and venture development organization focused on agriculture, animal health and food technology.

Beyond the governor's office, investigators have subpoenaed agencies that regulate solar power and implement solar initiatives, the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, which has been the guiding force in a number of state - backed high - tech ventures, and Empire State Development Corp., the state's economic - develDevelopment Corp., the state's economic - developmentdevelopment arm.

The Albany County Business Development Corporation's Technology Acceleration Fund promotes high - tech growth and prosperity by offering loans to emerging technology ventures in Albany County.

The structure of the internship program is truly unique as it involves spending 8 months in each of the three areas that contribute to the technology commercialization process — a university technology - transfer office, business development in a high - tech company, and a venture capital company.

One of U-M's top priorities is to help spur economic development through a rich variety of programs in entrepreneurship, tech transfer, venture creation, business engagement, research, and education.

New York is a major player in high - tech research and development, where Fortune 500 companies traded on Wall Street seek partnerships with high - tech start - up ventures in Tribeca.

A distinctive feature of these discussion sessions is that participants have only hard copies of the Vexation / Venture proposals to refer to — this low - tech approach signals that Crossroads is not a typical plugged - in, multitasking professional development experience.

The Fordham Institute estimated that the CCSS cost $ 12.1 billion from 2012 to 2015.27 The conservative Pioneer Institute and American Principles Project estimate a mid-range cost of $ 15.8 billion over seven years for the CCSS, with $ 1.2 billion spent on assessments, $ 5.3 billion on professional development, and $ 6.9 billion for tech infrastructure and support.28 According to the New York Times, in part due to the CCSS, venture capital investment in public education has increased 80 percent since 2005, to a total of $ 632 million in 2012, a figure that has no doubt increased since.29 Bill Gates and Microsoft have cashed in on this lucrative market: in February 2014, Microsoft announced it was partnering with Pearson to install Pearson's Common Core materials onto Microsoft's Surface tablet.30

Judges for this live event are Hannah Telfer, group director of consumer and digital development at Penguin Random House UK; Dan Kieran, founder and chief executive of Unbound; and Eileen Burbidge, partner at Passion Capital and one of the UK's most influential tech venture capitalists.

Labs — Venture into the depths of the Ark's original research and development laboratories, a submerged high - tech facility so far untouched by the civil war.

Nextlaw Labs» vision / strategy as a venture development platform operates much like any other VDO, we look at the strength of a startups» founders, soundness of the business plan, the tech stack, market opportunity and go - to - market strategy.

The ATJ Tech Fellows program recently made it through the quarterfinals stage of the Seattle Social Venture Partners Fast Pitch Competition, where it hopes to gain a wealth of mentorship and organizational development.

Example: You've interviewed as EVP of Technology & Product Development with a high - tech venture and the company has clearly communicated its four essential candidate qualifications.

The Chicago Lakeside Development, a joint venture of McCaffery Interests and U.S. Steel Corporation, presented early - stage startup SmarterShade with the inaugural Lakeside Award for clean - tech innovation and commercialization at the third annual Clean Energy Challenge in Chicago.

The essays range from the practical («How Boomers, Churches, and Entrepreneurs Can Transform Society») to the inspirational («High - Tech Inner City Community Development,» about a for - profit venture that rose from the ashes of the 1967 Detroit riots).