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27 Feb 2023
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!
illini-angels.com/news/launc…
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23 Feb 2023
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.
bit.ly/3khFWMV
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Illinois Ventures retweeted
9 Feb 2022
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
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Illinois Ventures retweeted
9 Feb 2022
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!
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8 Feb 2022
7 Feb 2022
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!
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3 Feb 2022
*closes laptop, puts on snow boots, takes lunchtime walk for ✨science✨
3 Feb 2022
Mental health benefits of physical activity featuring KeyWise AI co-founder Dr. Raeanne Moore @raeannephd
youtu.be/AOL78HhL1Ts via @YouTube
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Illinois Ventures retweeted
2 Nov 2021
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... bit.ly/3BPx6Zz?utm_campaign=…
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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: techcrunch.com/2021/10/27/sk…
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26 Oct 2021
We feel lucky to be on the @MeshPlusPlus team!
23 Oct 2021
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 techcrunch.com/2021/10/21/me…
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11 Oct 2021
8 Oct 2021
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! jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Net…
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Illinois Ventures retweeted
5 Oct 2021
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:
bionicsforeveryone.com/the-p…
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20 Sep 2021
We're on a fact-finding mission! Keep an eye out for more news this week!
#GreaterThan #innovation #entrepreneurship #biomedical #LifeSciences #diversity #inclusion #DEI #WomenInSTEM #WomenInBio #WomenInVenture #FemaleFounders #Chicago #VentureForward
ALT Women are often left behind in STEM and entrepreneurship. Chicago's women in life sciences are greater than that.
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17 Sep 2021
Diverse leadership teams begin in the lab. How can Chicago help qualified female academic #STEM researchers advance through the pipeline?
#GreaterThan #innovation #entrepreneurship #Chicago #LifeSciences #WomenInSTEM #WomenInBio @AndrewE_Dunn @ShelbyJLiv
for @BusinessInsider
ALT Diverse leadership teams begin in the lab. How can Chicago help qualified female academic STEM researchers advance through the pipeline? Data: "Men fill more than 9 in 10 biopharma CEO positions, an inequity that costs women more than $500 million in pay each year" Shelby Livingston and Andrew Dunn for Insider
15 Sep 2021
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
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15 Sep 2021
For your afternoon entertainment, we bring you @DOUBLExA vs. his own creation, the @PSYONICinc Ability Hand: 🦾😂
#Paralympics #WrestleMania #RobotWrestleMania2021
15 Sep 2021
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! youtu.be/60_wHNEYngM
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7 Sep 2021
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
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2 Sep 2021
Congrats to @uofigrainger's @ozguroyun11 on winning our raffle!
1 Sep 2021
Hey, @Illinois_Alma students! 30 more minutes to win a Google Home at the Innovation Expo! Visit Tom Parkinson at Illinois Ventures' booth for a chance to win! #Illini
@uofigrainger @LauraFrerichs @UIResearchPark @ILStudentLife @UIResLife #Raffle
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1 Sep 2021
Hey, @Illinois_Alma students! 30 more minutes to win a Google Home at the Innovation Expo! Visit Tom Parkinson at Illinois Ventures' booth for a chance to win! #Illini
@uofigrainger @LauraFrerichs @UIResearchPark @ILStudentLife @UIResLife #Raffle
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31 Aug 2021
#TuesdayMotivations: tackling today's work with the same #BeastMode energy as @EarthSense_Inc's TerraSentia 🦾
@NSFSBIR @UIResearchPark #agriculture #technology #robotics
30 Aug 2021
This week on #FunwithFieldRobots: TerraSentia's cute looks belie the power underneath. Check it out tackling a couple of challenging terrains -
#Robotics #FieldRobotics #NSFFunded #AgTech #AgRobotics
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