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The U.S. National Science Foundation (@NSF ) today announced that the Coloado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine is an inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engine (NSF Engines). The CO-WY Engine will initially receive up to $15 million for the next two years.
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As a semi-finalist in the EPIC Prize, we’ll be cheering on our cleantech startup OMC Hydrogen as they compete for more than $150k in prizes. 💸 #EPICShowcase You can register for the virtual event here: bit.ly/epic-showcase
Save the date for the most epic #cleantech pitch competition of the year! On March 30, join @OTTatDOE for the #EPICprize Showcase—featuring 24 leading startups hand-selected by the nation’s most innovative clean #energy incubators. Register today! bit.ly/41H3BqQ
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Registration is NOW OPEN for the most EPIC pitch competition of the year! Join CEBN and @OTTatDOE on March 30 to watch 24 startups - hand selected by the most innovative incubators in the nation - as they compete for more than $150k in prizes 💸 👉 secure.everyaction.com/HGpag…
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Thank you Doug Bartlett for being an "Ins-π-ring" role model & dedicated manager of our SAGE Program. How appropriate that Doug's birthday just happens to fall on Pi Day (3.14)! There isn't a better shirt to describe how you've influenced & inspired founders throughout the years.
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Applications are NOW OPEN for Smart Futures Lab, a new business #incubator and #accelerator program for companies growing in the #smartcities space. Take the journey and help us revolutionize how cities work through #5G. lnkd.in/gc_4heha
Innosphere Ventures has announced that Tim Jones has been appointed new COO of the company. An experienced business leader, Jones will succeed Scott Sampl and assume responsibilities on Sept 1, 2022, as Sampl begins his retirement journey. Read it here: bit.ly/3pXcoDz
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#ClientCompanyNews | Congratulations to @ThinkBioscience , an Innosphere Client Company for raising $17M to develop small molecule drugs that hit undruggable proteins. Read the full article here bit.ly/3K6fdLr
Check out our latest #Texas venture capital report. So far in 2022, funding has reached $5 billion over 387 deals, showing great resistance to market trends despite a general slowdown in nationwide activity. Visit bit.ly/3ziUcrU to download the full reports today.
Kicking off Day 2 of our Energy Center #Entrepreneurship Workshop by learning about risk and investment for startup funding from Mike Freeman of @Innosphere_V #huskerinnovator #UNL |@NPPDnews
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We have been hard at work producing the #2022VentureCapitalReviews. Check out our latest #Kansas report hot off the press. Visit bit.ly/3ziUcrU to download the reports today.
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Just released: #2022VentureCapitalReview for #Colorado, #Utah, #Arizona, #Nebraska and now #NewMexico. Visit bit.ly/3ziUcrU to download the reports today.
🔬 PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: CSU's BioMARC 2.0 Advanced Manufacturing Center aims to be a state-of-the-art biomanufacturing facility & is one of the many projects you’ll find within the Colorado Coalition’s grant proposal to the @US_EDA's BBBRC Regional Challenge (BBBRC). #BBRCFinalist
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: In Colorado Coalition @US_EDA grant, 1 proposed project is the Powerhouse Climate Solutions Campus that aims to be the 1st research & commercialization center exclusively dedicated to developing climate solutions. #BBBRCFinalist READ ON: innosphereventures.org/bbbrc…
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Just released: Our Colorado #VentureCapital report covering recent VC trends. CO closed out another year of record financing activity, making it even more important to address the imbalance of capital and to support new ventures. Thank you @US_EDA for supporting these VC reports.
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“A lot of this is about states unlocking federal money for infrastructure and applying it to a purpose… This does not divide by typical partisanship.” @bruce_katz at @US_EDA’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge summer conference.
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“Urban is not Black and Rural is not White. Let’s get that out of our heads. Everybody lives everywhere.” Louder for the people in the back 👏🏽 @MitchLandrieu @US_EDA @AmericaAchieves @POTUS
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NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY from @CommerceGov’s @US_EDA: We are seeking applicants for 2 projects: Economic Recovery Corps and Equity Impact Investments. Deadline is 8/5. Learn more here: eda.gov/funding-opportunitie…
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