We're thrilled to announce the launch of Illini Angels, a national network that will invest in the best startups that have founders or leadership from the University of Illinois Family. Check us out... and join us!
https://t.co/PebHWGBlOB
Here's a snippet of our recent #TalesfromtheTrenches event with guest speaker Shar Matin, CEO of @cordis, and moderator Nancy Sullivan, CEO and managing director of @IllinoisVC. View the full recording on our YouTube channel or listen to it on our podcast.
https://t.co/Gz7XWbbTWw
Startup Cafe @UIResearchPark EnterpriseWorks today with @EarthSense_Inc CEO Chinmay Soman, sharing his entrepreneurship journey. Closed a $3million VC funding rounds, building bigger bots to use with cover crops, revenues did major ag companies, team of 23+, early @NSF support
Kate needed a hand. We had a hand! Last week's American Physical Therapy Association conference was a great chance for her to show off her Ability Hand and tell a national audience about how she's using it day-to-day. Thanks for sharing your story, Kate!
We're Hiring! If you're looking for positive team culture and a fast-paced work environment, please consider applying to Ascent.
Link in bio for the application!
@patrick_oshag 👋👋 Nice to meet you, @patrick_oshag! Illinois Ventures was created 20 years ago to invest in @UofILSystem startups! Alongside our tech and life science VC fund, we manage an Evergreen fund dedicated to faculty, researchers, and students at @Illinois_Alma, @thisisUIC, and @UISed
Join us on November 10 for an exclusive expert seminar, "Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges & Solutions." Led by a panel of premier cybersecurity thought leaders, you will take part in an interactive discussion on how to protect mission-crit... https://t.co/fR0omriWU6
We’ve closed a $200M funding round to accelerate the development of FlightOS tech to get more people flying safely.
Thanks to leading investors Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC and Monashee Investment Management: https://t.co/qLGhFkjFf2
Wondering what it’s like to fly a helicopter like a pro with 0 previous experience?
@NYTimes writer @CadeMetz recently took our FlightOS technology for a spin and shared how we’re working to empower anyone to safely fly anywhere: https://t.co/hYzCIr21fd
University of Illinois @uofigrainger founded startup @MeshPlusPlus raises $4.9M to bring internet connectivity to rural and underserved communities, incubated @UIResearchPark, launched from @TECenter and @iVenture_UofI, startup funding from @IllinoisVC https://t.co/DuJENEYlON
We're hiring a seasoned #NetworkEngineer to lead the development of a networking test lab (firewalls, routers, and switches) for engineering, testing and customer support related to our network visibility and compliance platform. Apply today! https://t.co/YzDm3cHb2R
PSYONIC was the first to develop a bionic hand that gives touch feedback, allowing users like Sergeant Anderson to hold and be able to feel his daughter's hand.
Learn more about the Ability hand here in this article by Bionic's for Everyone:
https://t.co/giCOdRxSOK
With less federal funding, women can’t recruit the same number of students to work on their research or buy the same amount of lab equipment as their male counterparts. Big news on the horizon - stay tuned...
#womeninstem#womeninbio#femalefounders
Are you ready to rumble? PSYONIC is. Check out CEO @DOUBLExA's arm wrestling match against paratriathlon champion Dan St. Pierre. It's man vs. machine in the Ability Hand's biggest test ever! https://t.co/n4FwjRe43b
Thrilled to announce Mason Kaiser as our Senior Fellow! Mason will lead the 2021 cohort through a hands-on #VC experience. He's a big fan of @IlliniMBB and is active with the Venture Capital Association, Gies Scholars, and @AlphaDeltHQ#internship#TechTuesday#VentureCapital