• Catching up with the Raynier Seed Fund Portfolio Companies

  November 02, 2023

  Last week, Drexel Applied Innovation and the Close School of Entrepreneurship caught up with the portfolio companies of the Raynier Seed Fund over lunch! Our founders shared some very exciting milestones from the past year.

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• Drexel University Innovation Fund Opens Applications for Second Cohort

  September 21, 2023

  Applications are now open for the Drexel University Innovation Fund, Winter 2024 Cohort. If you are interested in applying, please apply here.

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• Drexel University researchers and NSF I-Corps Teams alumni win HVDC Prize

  September 15, 2023

  Fei Lu, Reza Kheirollahi, and Zilong Zheng, Drexel University researchers and NSF I-Corps Teams alumni, won $50,000 from the American-Made High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Prize, presented by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity!

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• Drexel Entrepreneur to Launch Sustainable Cosmetics Business

  August 22, 2023

  Paige DeAngelo, founder and CEO of Aer Cosmetics, placed first in the U.S. in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in 2023 for her vegan, cruelty-free mascara formula that comes in tablets with a refillable tube.

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• Drexel Announces First Cohort of Innovation Fund Investments

  August 01, 2023

  Drexel University has selected the first Drexel-affiliated startups to receive support from its Innovation Fund. GrowFlux, an agricultural lighting technology startup, and SusMax, which produces lightweight aggregate construction material, will each receive $150,000 investments from the Fund, which was established in January.

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• Drexel and Science Center Select Four Startups for Raynier Seed Fund for Minority Founders Support in 2023

  April 25, 2023

  The University City Science Center and Drexel University have selected four local minority-owned startups for support by their Raynier Seed Fund for Minority Founders (RSF) program. The four startups, which are the second cohort selected for funding since the fund’s establishment in 2021, will each receive a $25,000 investment and mentorship from Raynier Seed Fund community partners.

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