The Duke Angel Network announced today an investment in Vertera, Inc. (Vertera Spine), an Atlanta-based medical device company that is addressing the unmet clinical need for improved spinal fusion solutions by developing and commercializing fusion devices using patented porous surface…
The Duke Angel Network announced today an investment in the Series A round of Testive, Inc., a startup providing web-based SAT and ACT test preparation solutions. The company has offices in Boston and Durham. This is the third investment facilitated…
The Duke Angel Network announced today an investment in SoloPro, Inc., a Durham-based startup providing a platform for unbundled real estate agent services. This is the second investment facilitated by the Duke Angel Network since its launch in June. SoloPro…
The Duke Angel Network announced today an investment in Baebies, Inc., a Durham-based provider of newborn screening technologies that is developing new technology and new tests for diseases and conditions in newborn babies. This is the first investment facilitated by…
Duke University has created two investment vehicles that, if all goes according to plan, will be capable of investing a total of up to $3 million in startups created by Duke students, alumni, faculty and staff. The new Duke Angel…
Duke University officials announced Wednesday that they’re setting up an angel-investment system to help faculty members and other people tied to the school launch start-up businesses. The project has two components, a “Duke Angel Network” that will deal with deep-pockets…
For members of the Duke community interested in entrepreneurship, access to start-up funding and networking support is now a little easier. The University's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative has announced the launch of a Duke angel network—designed to connect entrepreneurs in…
Duke University is establishing a network of alumni experts to provide investment capital and other support to help entrepreneurs start companies and create jobs based on research, technology and business ideas that come out of the university community, the school…
When entrepreneur Damien Hoffman left Duke University in 1999, it was a rude awakening. The Dot Com Bubble was bursting "so I went through that rodeo." Today, he's the founder of The Cheat Sheet, a media company with more than 15 million monthly users.…