Duke Today Schools Feed / en Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:51:37 -0400 Fri, 28 Mar 25 11:19:48 -0400 10 Years, 60 Startups, $105 Million – and Counting: Duke Capital Partners Leads the Way in Alumni Investing /2025/03/10-years-60-startups-105-million-and-counting-duke-capital-partners-leads-way-alumni Transcription service Otter.ai, custom 3D-printed implants manufacturer restor3d, and retirement savings platform Vestwell are just a few of the 60-plus startups backed by Duke Capital Partners (DCP), ţӰ’s official early-stage venture investment arm. This year, Duke Capital Partners celebrates its 10th anniversary. Since 2015, the team has connected Duke investors with opportunities to support Duke-affiliated startups. And they’ve delivered: DCP has built a $105 million investment portfolio, backing more than 60 companies collectively valued at more than $10 billion. Ten… Duke Today /2025/03/10-years-60-startups-105-million-and-counting-duke-capital-partners-leads-way-alumni Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:19:48 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Alumni|Faculty|Office for Translation and Commercialization Kurt Schmidt: Helping Duke Capital Partners Support Advances in Science and Technology /2025/03/kurt-schmidt-helping-duke-capital-partners-support-advances-science-and-technology As managing director of Duke Capital Partners (DCP), Kurt Schmidt embraces learning about novel technologies every day. “Every day at Duke, I’m inspired by the groundbreaking work happening across our research labs, within our alumni community and by our students,” said Schmidt. “It’s a privilege to be in an environment where innovation is constant and the potential for real-world impact is so high.” He’s loved science and technology from an early age and was inspired by the entrepreneurial example of his mother, a painter who ran a studio business out of their family home. “In… Duke Today /2025/03/kurt-schmidt-helping-duke-capital-partners-support-advances-science-and-technology Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:09:30 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Alumni|Office for Translation and Commercialization Duke Ranks Among Top Global Universities for Patents /2025/03/duke-ranks-among-top-global-universities-patents Translation & Commercialization /2025/03/duke-ranks-among-top-global-universities-patents Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:38:35 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Office for Translation and Commercialization How Fast Are You Aging? 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