We provide the access to technology, capital and talent & know-how, for a new innovation economy.

Access to Capital

Recognizing the importance of the availability of the right type of funding at the right time in the commercialization lifecycle, the Center for Innovation provides access to a mix of private and public funding sources. These include:

• Proof of Concept Funds for early stage funding of university research
• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR), and Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF)
• Angel Capital
• Venture Capital
• Corporate Venture Capital

Strategic Partners

EquityNet: With EquityNet's patented, web-based software you can organize a custom business plan in less time than traditional approaches. You then analyze, optimize, and share your plan with angel investors, business supporters, grant providers, and VCs.

Whether you're looking for funding, support, or just want to analyze your venture with the most sophisticated business analysis system available, start with a free EquityNet business plan. Go to www.equitynet.com or call 866-542-3638.

EquityNet Demo Video on Vimeo.

World Trade Resource: The wtrMatrix™ is our flagship online client information portal and is continuously streaming wtr5000™ country information, trade data, news and in-country analysis for over 200 countries. The right information you need to know in order to establish or grow your business in any location around the world.

Leveraging our 50 global editorial sites, WTR Analysts live and work around the world and understand the political, social, economic, investment, cultural, environmental and regulatory variables within each location. Through the wtrMatrix™, we are continuously streaming and analyzing data for over 200 countries…so you don’t have to…and so you can make the most informed decisions in one of the fastest changing economies ever seen...

For more information, email Gena Leisten. Also, please visit our website.

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