SAN DIEGO, March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- EvoNexus, the leading non-profit technology incubator in
Southern California, whose
portfolio companies have raised over $1.1BN in funding and outcomes, is collaborating
with three leading technology companies that may provide seed
capital of up to $250,000 each to
high-tech startup companies: Qualcomm Ventures, the venture capital
arm of Qualcomm Incorporated, a world leader in mobile technologies
(NASDAQ: QCOM); ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global broadband services
and technology company; and InterDigital (NASDAQ: IDCC), a
developer of advanced digital wireless technologies. EvoNexus is
now accepting applications for its Spring 2017 class. Applications
for the round are open until April 2nd,
2017, however startups may apply year-round.
In addition to potential seed funding, admitted startups receive
all of the pro-bono EvoNexus incubator resources provided by
EvoNexus such as mentorship, access to additional capital, and free
Class A office and dry lab space in Irvine, La
Jolla and Downtown San
Diego, provided by California's leading commercial real estate
developer, Irvine Company.
This is the second year that both ViaSat and InterDigital have
engaged in this strategic funding collaboration with EvoNexus,
while Qualcomm Ventures has supported EvoNexus for the past five
years. The technology areas of interest of Qualcomm Ventures,
ViaSat and InterDigital are shown below. You can view more
information on the respective programs by following the links.
Qualcomm Ventures@EvoNexus:
- IoT
- Automotive
- Health/Wellness
- AR/VR
- Data Center & Cloud
- 5G
ViaSat@EvoNexus:
- Communications & Signal Processing
- Computer Networking
- Software Defined Networks / Network Function Virtualization /
Cloud Computing
- Big data/Analytics/Data Science
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity
- Media Services & Internet Browsing
- Connected Environments (IoT, Smart Home)
- Internet on Mobile Platforms (Airline, Maritime, Connected
Car)
- Internet Service Worldwide (Policy, Culture, Technology)
InterDigital@EvoNexus:
- 5G
- IoT
- AI/Machine Learning/Neural Networks/Deep Learning
- Autonomous Systems
- Robotics
- AR/VR/MR
- Networks/SDN/NFV
- Vision Processing
- NLP
EvoNexus' incubator program is not limited to startups within
the technology areas listed above. Technology startups that operate
outside of the sectors above are encouraged to apply.
About EvoNexus
EvoNexus is a non-profit technology incubator and hub for
Southern California's startup
community designed to accelerate the growth and success of
entrepreneurial companies. EvoNexus is supported with Class A
office space and facilities by California's leading real estate developer,
Irvine Company and financially by global technology and life
science corporations. These relationships make it possible for
EvoNexus to take zero equity or fees from incubating startups and
help grow Southern California's
innovation economy. Since inception in 2010, EvoNexus startups have
collectively raised over $1.1B in
funding and outcomes. 17 startups have been acquired.
EvoNexus San Diego/La Jolla Contact
Kayla Trautwein
Director & Sr. Portfolio Manager
ktrautwein@evonexus.org, 858-354-7823
EvoNexus Irvine Contact
Alexa
Enlow
Sr. Portfolio Manager
aenlow@evonexus.org, 858-437-4757
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