The University of Kentucky and its partners are one of 60 programs awarded “Build to Scale” grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
UK, in partnership with Keyhorse Capital, the investment arm of Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC), is a 2023 Capital Challenge Grant recipient. The project “Invest Blue — Supporting Kentucky Startups, Developing Venture Capital Managers” was awarded nearly $1.5 million in total, including the federal award with a local match from UK and Keyhorse Capital.
“The Invest Blue team is excited about this opportunity to engage and empower a new legion of individuals with affinity to support Kentucky startups in this effort to diversify and democratize access to capital,” said Eric Hartman, the project’s principal investigator and senior associate director of commercialization, UK Office of Technology Commercialization.
Invest Blue is a partnership between UK’s startup accelerator Launch Blue and Keyhorse Capital.
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