Entrepreneurship News

Friday, February 10, 2012

Russian venture firm puts $100K into MassChallenge 2012
Less than a month after landing in Boston, the new venture finance firm Russian Venture Co. U.S.A. has committed to being a platinum level sponsor of the MassChallenge 2012, which brings along a $100,000 investment by RVC-USA in the Boston-based startup competition.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

MassCEC, MTTC awards $120K for clean energy projects
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Catalyst Program, funded by MassCEC and Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center, has awarded $120,000 in clean energy research grants to three researchers from UMass Dartmouth, Tufts University and Northeastern University.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Verizon and Coinstar team on Netflix-like venture
California-based Netflix Inc. shares started the day down 2.5 percent as an as-yet-unnamed venture of Verizon Communications Inc. and Redbox operator Coinstar Inc. plans to provide streaming video on-demand and DVD and Blu-Ray disc rentals.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Cogo Labs opens up about startup incubator
After seven years of quietly developing tech startups in the marketing space, Cambridge’s Adverplex has re-named itself Cogo Labs and is looking to tout its achievements for the first time.

Friday, December 9, 2011

Med device entrepreneur wins RI Biz Plan contest
Brown University engineering lecturer and entrepreneur Kipp Bradford took home top honors at the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition for his emergency cooling system aimed at first-responder ambulances.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Almighty digs up Best in Show at MITX awards
A packed house at the Sheraton Boston last night watched Boston agency Almighty LLC take home the Best in Show honors at the MITX Awards, at an event hosted by a star of the movie “Best in Show,” actor John Michael Higgins.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Boston Seed Capital adds Balter, Blacklow
Boston Seed Capital LLC has added Dave Balter, CEO of BzzAgent, and Pete Blacklow, president of WorldWinner, to the seed-stage investment firm’s partnership. Company founder Nicole Stata launched the firm in 2010.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Sen. Scott Brown: Crowdfunding legislation aims to aid entrepreneurs with more investors
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown: To bring the SEC up to Internet speed and give Americans a better shot at competing in the global marketplace, I recently filed "crowdfunding" legislation...a new term for an old idea: offering small-dollar investors the chance to invest in new ideas.

Monday, November 21, 2011

NH's VentureX startup pitch competition launches
Wasabi Ventures, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based venture capital firm with an office in Manchester, N.H., has launched VentureX – New England, a tech startup pitch competition to be held Jan. 26, 2012, at the abi Innovation Hub.

Friday, November 18, 2011

The key to innovation: Open ears, and a nimble mind
Today's entrepreneurs are taking the "I" out of innovation, preferring to collaborate, especially with potential customers using social media, to move new ideas forward rather than going it alone.
Harvard Innovation Lab opens to foster entrepreneurs
A ribbon-cutting ceremony planned for today marks the official opening of the new Harvard Innovation Lab, referred to as the i-lab, which is expected to serve as a focal point for entrepreneurial activity in the Boston and Cambridge area.
Betaspring startups offered $50K for 1-year Providence stay
If Providence, R.I., and incubator Betaspring has their way, Providence's startup scene will be growing, thanks to a new incentive that gives $50,000 to companies completing the incubator program in exchange for a one-year commitment to locate in the city.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Greenbean Recycle scores top WPI Venture Forum prize
Greenbean Recycle, a Somerville software technology startup focused on increasing recycling, won first place and $10,000 in the WPI Venture Forum Business Plan Contest Technology Track competition.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Boston startups win Global Entrepreneurship Week competition
Two Boston entrepreneurs – Kavita Shukla, founder of Fenugreen, and Jason Ethier, founder of Dynamo Micropower – took grand prize honors at the Startup Open, a startup competition that is part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011.

Monday, November 14, 2011

MegaMIMO wins MIT Elevator Pitch contest
MIT held its $100K Competition Elevator Pitch Contest earlier this month, where it awarded the $5,000 grand prize to MegaMIMO, a wi-fi optimization system focused on easing overcrowded wireless network issues.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

MedicaMetrix wins WPI Venture Forum life sciences contest
Medical device startup MedicaMetrix scored top honors, and a $10,000 award, at the inaugural WPI Venture Forum Business Plan Contest Life Sciences Track competition, announced on Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

MLSC awards grant to support med device entrepreneurs
MedTech IGNITE, a medical device-focused business coaching program launched by the Massachusetts Medical Devices Industry Council (MassMedic), won a $50,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC).
Top 10 tips for college students preparing for entrepreneurship
CampusLIVE COO Ryan Durkin offers up a top 10 list of specific things students can and should do in college if they are interested in pursuing a future in business and entrepreneurship.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

MassChallenge gives cash to 17 startups; 3 win $100K each
The MassChallenge startup competition awarded cash prizes to 17 companies on Monday, including three that received $100,000 prizes, in the second year for the nationally-watched competition.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Blog: Blackstone funding brings support for Maine's rural entrepreneurship to scale
Innovation Policyworks' Catherine Renault: The Blackstone Charitable Foundation's news of a $3 million grant to Maine to support entrepreneurship is being welcome by Mainers who have been advocating the importance of entrepreneurship to the state's growth.