Posts Tagged Venture Capital
Canada’s Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program Launched
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Canada, Capitalism, China, Immigrants, Immigration Policy, Income Tax, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on March 8, 2015
As anticipated, the Canadian Government has launched its Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Program (IIVC). This was originally announced in December of 2014. The program opened at the end of January. Unfortunately, the Academic Entrepreneur has not been blogging at the usual pace. Apologies are in order. Essentially, here is how The IIVC works: High Net Worth Individuals […]
A Case for Academic Entrepreneurship as a “Third Way”
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Academic Career, Academic Entrepreneur, Business Plan Competitions, Commercialisation, Entrepreneurial risk capital, Entrepreneurial University, Entrepreneurship Education Pedagogies, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Policy, MIT, Postdoctoral Students, Research Policy, University-Incubator interaction, Venture Capital on May 6, 2014
Academic entrepreneurs can have a real impact on society. Science and technology will be critical in our efforts to tackle the most urgent societal challenges, be it climate change, food security, or public health. But we need more people with the courage and technical knowledge to turn discoveries into an everyday reality. […]
Sequoia Capital: High Performance and Harnessing Immigrant Entrepreneurial Energy
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Immigrants, Immigration Policy, Innovation Policy, Sequoia Capital, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on March 28, 2014
Why Might Sequoia Capital Go Down in History as the Greatest Venture Capital Fund Ever? An upcoming Forbes article “Inside Sequoia Capital: Silicon Valley’s Innovation Factory” of April 14th, 2014, is a good read, especially for those not familiar with the fabulous venture capital firm, a favorite of the Academic Entrepreneur and arguably the […]
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