In the tech sector, India has not been known for innovation, and has historically always sold itself on its low cost software development and business process outsourcing. From a manufacturing…
California’s innovation economy is considered to have the recipe for success. It has the technology industry base, talent, universities, entrepreneurs, and risk capital necessary to fuel economic growth. But what…
As we have seen over the last few years, we are living in a world where startups have become the key driver of economic growth and job creation while large…
The combination of government initiatives and private sector support is key to developing the innovation and startup ecosystems, as highlighted by a new report from Compass on the startup ecosystem…
More innovation will be the determining factor in achieving greater progress. Countries’ economic and trade policies can either help or hurt global innovation. For example, policies such as robust investment…
The latest report from Bloomberg provides proof if any was needed of the link between education, research and innovation. The Bloomberg US Innovation Index ranks Massachusetts as the number one…
Countries around the world continue to look at Silicon Valley as a model for creating their own innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems – or the next Silicon Valley. But less talked…
It is widely considered that diversity is an important part of nurturing innovation. Research from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management suggests that even if people from different backgrounds have…
When tech clusters grow and become more successful by nurturing a strong start-up and scale-up culture, enabling infrastructure and attracting talent, the success can often have a side effect. As…
The solid-state Lithium-ion battery startup Sakti3 received a $7 million investment from Beringea through the InvestMichigan! Growth Capital fund. And President Obama thought the technology promising enough that he invited the innovator behind it, Sakti3’s Ann Marie Sastry, to the White House’s first Demo Day this summer. And, legendary Silicon Valley VC Vinod Khosla was so impressed, his firm,…