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University-Related Startups See Shifting Landscape for Capital

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COVID-19 has changed the way venture capital firms approach university-based photonics startups in the U.S., but government-funded programs remain stable.

JAMES SCHLETT, CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Lately, Les Craig, a partner with Next Frontier Capital, has been feeling as though his business is on another world. His venture capital fund is based in Bozeman, Mont., which is renowned for having one of the highest densities of optical companies in the country due to the presence of the Spectrum Lab and Optical Technology Center (OpTeC) at Montana State University (MSU). A lidar map from self-driving technology startup Aurora, which acquired Blackmore Sensors and Analytics in 2019. After being spun out from Bridger Photonics, Blackmore received Department of Defense seed funding...Read full article

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