NEWS AND INSIGHTS

Slater-Backed Company Acquired by Novartis

The Slater Technology Fund, Rhode Island’s oldest and most active seed-stage investment fund, applauds the team at Cadent Therapeutics, who today announced that the company has entered into an agreement to be acquired by global healthcare giant Novartis [NYSE: NVS] in a deal worth up to $770 million.

Is This It? AI for Differential Diagnosis Webinar

$597,500 in EDA Grants for Slater Technology Fund, RI Bio Will Boost Health Care Startups in RI

Slater Technology Fund Establishes Its Third Special-Purpose Fund to Invest in HappyNest

Slater Technology Fund Invests in Pharmaceutical Startup Developing Novel Cancer Therapeutics

ProThera Biologics and Takeda Enter Global Licensing Agreement to Develop Novel Plasma-Derived Therapy Based on Inter-alpha Inhibitor Proteins (IAIP)

The Promise & Pitfalls of Outsourcing Technology Development

Slater Technology Fund Propels Five High-Potential Startups to Participate in Prestigious Cleantech Accelerator Program

Slater Technology Fund Leads Other Investors in a $250,000 Seed Round in Laundry-as-a-Service Company

Slater Technology Fund Closes on $25,000 Investment in EdTech Startup

VIDEO: Highlights From the “Mastering UX” Panel

Aquanis CEO Neal Fine Featured on “Executive Suite”

Five Questions with Thorne Sparkman

VIDEO: Highlights From the “Digital Living” Panel Discussion

Mastering UX: Building Enterprise Value Through Radically Deep Customer Empathy

May 30, 2019

Celebrating Entrepreneurship in Rhode Island: Sushi Networking Event

April 25, 2019

Thorne Sparkman @ PVD Geeks

April 17, 2019

Raising Growth Capital: Tales from the Front Lines

April 3, 2019

Slater Technology Fund Announces Two New Board Members and Appoints New Board Chair

March 26, 2019

Slater Technology Fund and Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship Announce the 2019 Brown Venture Founders

Boston Tech Watch: CoinMetrics, Bedrock Data, Modulate, Datarista & Jobcase

IlluminOss Launches U.S. Commercial Availability of Bone Stabilization System

Slater Technology Fund Leads Round of Funding for Platform-as-a-Service Company

Finding Funding for Your Business

November 13, 2018

Funding the Future: How to Raise Money from Angel Investors

October 18, 2018

Announcing NECEC’s 11th Annual Green Tie Gala Speaking Program and Awards Finalists

Learn How Enhanced Energy Group is Converting Carbon Dioxide to Generate Power and Enhance Production

Learn How eNow is Taking Large Scale Solar and Making it Mobile

Interview With Thorne Sparkman, Managing Director Slater Technology Fund

VIDEO: Watch how Aquanis smart blade technology creates more efficient wind turbines

Tech Night at Waterfire

September 8, 2018

A Fireside Chat with Steve Blank

August 15, 2018

Summer Sushi Celebrating B-Lab

July 28, 2018

‘Give Me a Call’: How This VC Fund Invests in RI Startups

Brown University report outlines goals for a better R.I. economy

From Data to Dollars

June 28, 2018

Slater Technology Fund Sponsors Four Rhode Island Startups in the 2018 Cleantech Open

Sushi by the Sea

April 26, 2018

The Genesis Moment: Founders on the Creation of New Cleantech Ventures

April 4, 2018

EdTech Opportunities: Virtual Learning and the Death of the Textbook

January 10, 2018

Slater Technology Fund Participates in $1.8-Million Funding Round for Vitae Industries

Slater Closes on Second Round of Seed Funding for MindImmune Therapeutics

Slater Technology Fund Partners with URI Research Foundation to Support Biomedical Startup

Slater Commits $250,000 Seed Funding to Genomics Company Launched out of Brown University