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Slater Fund Invests $250,000 in Absolute Commerce

The Providence Journal
January 15, 2013

Slater Invests $250K in Absolute Commerce

Providence Business News
January 15, 2013

Slater Invests $250K in Providence E-Commerce Biz

Boston Business Journal
January 15, 2013

Slater Fund Invests in Providence Hospital Technology Firm

The Providence Journal
January 8, 2013

Slater Invests $250K in Care Thread

Providence Business News
January 8, 2013

Slater Pumps $250K into RI Mobile Message Startup

Boston Business Journal
January 8, 2013

IlluminOss’ Bone-Repair System Excites Investors

Providence Business News
October 22, 2012

IlluminOss’ Focus Is Worth Emulating

Providence Business News
October 22, 2012

Slater Technology Funds Invests in IlluminOss Medical

Providence Journal
October 2, 2012

RI Medical Device Biz Gets $28M Series C Fundraise

Mass High Tech
September 27, 2012

IlluminOss Lands $28M in Series C Financing Round

Providence Business News
September 27, 2012

Slater Technology Fund Invests in VCharge

Providence Journal
September 24, 2012

Slater-Backed VCharge Gets $770K Round of Seed Money

Mass High Tech
September 24, 2012

Slater Invests Another $250K in VCharge

Providence Business News
September 24, 2012

ProThera Expands Research With $750K

Mass High Tech
September 7, 2012

ProThera Biologics Lands $750K from Slater, NIH

Providence Business News
September 5, 2012

Slater Invests $130K More in MoFuse

Providence Business News
August 21, 2012

Slater, Others Make $525K Investment in MoFuse

Mass High Tech
August 21, 2012

Lucidux Gets $250K from Slater Tech Fund

Mass High Tech
July 30, 2012

Lucidux Lands $250K from Slater Fund

Providence Business News
July 30, 2012

Slater Technology Fund Invests in Providence Company

The Providence Journal
July 30, 2012

VoltServer Lands $250K from Slater Fund

Providence Business News
July 23, 2012

Medical Technology Firms Finding Support in RI

Providence Business News
July 21, 2012

Local Startups Land $1M from City, HUD

Providence Business News
June 1, 2012

5 Questions With: Dr. Yow-Pin Lim

Providence Business News
May 7, 2012

EpiVax Inc. Lands $1.5M from the NIH

Providence Business News
April 9, 2012

EpiVax Awarded $1.5M NIH Grant

Mass High Tech
April 9, 2012

Slater Commits to Second Funding Round for Energy Startup

New England Business Bulletin
March 23, 2012

Alektrona gets $200K from Slater Technology Fund

Mass High Tech
February 29, 2012

Slater Technology Fund Invests in Providence Energy Start-up

The Providence Journal
February 29, 2012

Slater Reinvests in Alektrona

Providence Business News
February 29, 2012

Providence Startup Raises $5.4M in Venture Funding

Providence Business News
February 23, 2012

Mnemosyne Completes $5.4 Million Series A Round

Drug Discovery and Development
February 17, 2012

Venture Capital Deals

Fortune
February 17, 2012

Providence Biotech Company Raises $5.4 Million

The Providence Journal
February 16, 2012

EDC, Slater End Funding Impasse

Providence Business News
February 10, 2012

Slater Accepting Applications for Fellowships

Providence Business News
January 30, 2012

Slater Technology Fund Seeks Entrepreneurial Fellows

The Providence Journal
January 30, 2012

VCharge Adds $1.9M

PEHUB
December 5, 2011

Slater Tech Reinvests in VCharge

Providence Business News
December 5, 2011

Slater Technology Fund Invests in Cranston Energy Firm

The Providence Journal
December 5, 2011

City to Invest in Startups

Providence Business News
November 28, 2011

Providence Wants to Be “Startup Incubator”

GoLocalProv
November 21, 2011

Design Incubator Space Eyed for Knowledge District

Providence Business News
November 21, 2011

Slater Technology Fund Invests in Drug Discovery Company

The Providence Journal
November 14, 2011

Neuro-biotech Startup Lands Slater Funds

Providence Business News
November 14, 2011

Potential Drugs for Brain Disorders Lure Investment

Providence Business News
November 14, 2011

Five Questions with: Andrew P. Mallon

Providence Business News
October 24, 2011

Grant Chance for Slater to be Self-Sustaining

Providence Business News
October 24, 2011

Slater: Not the Time to Eliminate State Aid

Providence Business News
October 24, 2011

RI Life Sciences Companies Strut Their Stuff

GoLocalProv
October 13, 2011

A New Method of Extracting Information from DNA

Providence Business News
October 3, 2011

Eaves Eyes Next Step in Powering Hybrid Vehicles

Providence Business News
October 3, 2011

Cytosolv Targets Drug for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Providence Business News
October 3, 2011

NABsys Points the Way to R.I. Innovation’s Future

Providence Business News
October 3, 2011

Feds Infuse State with $13M for Small Biz, Entrepreneurs

Providence Business News
October 3, 2011

Slater Gives $150,000 to VCharge

Providence Business News
May 9, 2011

VCharge Lands $150K in Slater Seed Funding

Mass High Tech
May 9, 2011

Alektrona Building Bridge to Making ‘Smart’ Profits

Providence Business News
April 11, 2011

Five Questions With: Richard G. Horan

Providence Business News
March 30, 2011

R.I. Slips to 22nd in Tech, Science Index

Providence Business News
March 28, 2011

Who’s Who in RI Venture

GoLocalProv
March 16, 2011

MoFuse Raises $1.27M, To Triple Work Force

Providence Business News
January 6, 2011

MoFuse Lights Up a $1.2M Financing Burst

Mass High Tech
January 6, 2011

URI Wins $20 Million NSF Grant for Marine Life Research

Providence Business News
September 8, 2010

$250K for Alektrona

Xconomy
July 21, 2010

Slater Invests $250K in Brain Science

Providence Business News
June 28, 2010

New Tizra Clients Include Columbia U.

Providence Business News
June 23, 2010

NIH Awards $2.7M to ProThera Biologics

Providence Business News
June 23, 2010

Five Questions With: Moses Goddard

Providence Business News
June 23, 2010

Tracking Job Growth Challenges EDC

Providence Business News
June 14, 2010

R.I. Business Plan 2010 Winners Named

Providence Business News
May 4, 2010

Loan-Guarantee Program Moving Forward in Budget

Providence Business News
April 26, 2010

AT EDC, Stokes Tries to Build Consensus

Providence Business News
March 8, 2010

Slater Fund Plants Seeds for Job Growth

Providence Business News
February 22, 2010

In Cutting, R.I. Should Avoid Nicking Bone

Providence Business News
February 22, 2010

NABsys Raises $7M in Series B Round

Providence Business News
February 17, 2010

Slater, N.Z. Firm Take Stakes in Cytosolv

Providence Business News
February 17, 2010

Cytosolv Raises $500K

PEHUB
February 9, 2010

EDC Unveils Plan for Green R.I. Economy

Providence Business News
February 9, 2010

Slater Puts $500K into Wound Startup Cytosolv

Mass High Tech
February 9, 2010

Cytosolv Lands $500,000 in Seed Money

MassDevice
February 9, 2010

State of the State: Much Work Remains

Providence Business News
February 1, 2010

Cardiorobotics Grabs $5M in VC Financing

Mass High Tech
January 21, 2010

Slater Fund Invests $2M in ’09

Providence Business News
January 20, 2010

Slater Fund Names Second Fellows Group

Providence Business News
January 12, 2010

Slater Seeds Dynadec

PEHUB
January 11, 2010

Slater Invests $350K in Brown Prof’s Firm

Providence Business News
January 11, 2010

Dynadec Dealt $2M in Latest Funding Round

Mass High Tech
January 8, 2010

Five Questions With: Dan Gilman

Providence Business News
January 6, 2010

R.I. Biomedical Industry Needs Support

Providence Business News
December 21, 2009

Capital Available for Right R.I. Firms

Providence Business News
November 2, 2009

Slater Grants $250K to Biotech Startup

Providence Business News
September 8, 2009

Xconomy Goes Mobile at m.xconomy.com

Xconomy
August 18, 2009

From Sonar to Mammograms

The Boston Globe
August 9, 2009

Cardiorobotics in $11M Series A Round

Providence Business News
August 3, 2009

Cardiorobotics Lands $11.6M in VC

Mass High Tech
August 3, 2009

Startups Offer Insight for R.I. Graduates

Providence Business News
June 29, 2009

Andera Partners to Expand Reach

Providence Business News
June 8, 2009

Slater Invests $500K in Medical Startup

Providence Business News
June 1, 2009

NABsys Gets $4M to Continue DNA Work

Providence Business News
May 5, 2009

NABsys Nabs $4M for DNA Sequencing

Mass High Tech
May 5, 2009

Study Cites 10% Drop in R.I. High-Tech Wages

Providence Business News
April 4, 2009

Five Questions With: Jordan Frank

Providence Business News
February 16, 2009

Venture-backed Deals in R.I. Grew to $52M in ’08

Providence Business News
January 24, 2009

Change Must Come to the Ocean State for It to Grow

Providence Business News
December 29, 2008

Slater Plants a Seed for R.I.’s Economy

Providence Business News
December 22, 2008

Slater Aims to Keep Students in RI

Providence Business News
December 22, 2008

Slater Fund to Host Paid Internships

Providence Business News
December 15, 2008

Mapquest Founder Joins Location Inc. Board

Providence Business News
November 26, 2008

Slater Invests $500K in P&H Therapeutics

Providence Business News
October 29, 2008

Slater Technology Fund Invests in Web 2.0 Monetization Firm

New England Business Bulletin
October 24, 2008

Tizra Wins Slater Funding, New Partners

Providence Business News
October 8, 2008

WaveSyndicate Gets $350K from Slater Fund

Providence Business News
October 6, 2008

Chamber Eager to Develop Ocean State Entrepreneurs

Providence Business News
September 22, 2008

Slater Fund Invest $3.1M in 11 Startups

Providence Business News
September 10, 2008

MoFuse Mobile Networks Secures Funding

FierceWireless
August 22, 2008

MoFuse Wins Slater Backing

Providence Business News
August 21, 2008

MoFuse Plugs into Seed Funds from Slater

Mass High Tech
August 21, 2008

Zimmerman’s Instincts Help Propel FarSounder

Providence Business News
Juen 30, 2008

Slater Invests Another $250K in Creative Circle

Providence Business News
June 30, 2008

Slater Invests $500,000 in ProThera

Providence Business News
June 24, 2008

ProThera Pulls in $500K in New Slater Funds

Mass High Tech
June 24, 2008

Industry Clusters Key to Rhode Island’s Economy

Providence Business News
June 23, 2008

Slater Fund Reinvests in Location Inc.

Providence Business News
June 10, 2008

Cardiorobotics Collects First Funding

Mass High Tech
June 5, 2008

Slater Fund Invests Another $350K in Andera

Providence Business News
May 27, 2008

Andera Adds $350K in New Funds from Slater

Mass High Tech
May 27, 2008

Nanotechnology Turning Science Fiction to Reality

Providence Business News
May 26, 2008

FarSounder Filling New Sonar Testing Tank

Mass High Tech
May 9, 2008

Tizra Beats Sales Goals Following Product Debut

New England Business Bulletin
April 25, 2008

Can Smallest State Be High-Tech Hub?

The Boston Globe
February 27, 2008

R.I. Tech Council Pushes Research, Awards Grants

Mass High Tech
February 8, 2008

Expansion Eyed by Slater

Providence Business News
February 4, 2008

Some Mistakes Hurt More Than Others in Business

Providence Business News
February 4, 2008

R.I. Artists Are Engines for Growth

Providence Business News
January 28, 2008

Tizra PDF Platform Goes Public

Providence Business News
January 23, 2008

Slater Fund Invests Another $250K in Genome Corp.

Providence Business News
January 22, 2008

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals to Expand in R.I.

Providence Business News
January 16, 2008

Slater Re-invests in Software Startup Public Display

Providence Business News
January 15, 2008

Ocean State Funds Web App Firm with $250K

Mass High Tech
January 15, 2008

Zimmerman’s Instincts, Ear Help Propel FarSounder

Providence Business News
January 7, 2008

R.I. Business Plan Competition Adds High School Track

Providence Business News
November 26, 2007

From the Heart

Mass High Tech
October 5, 2007

Perfecting Superconductors to Change the World

Providence Business News
October 1, 2007

The Financing That Makes Great Things Possible

Providence Business News
October 1, 2007

Innovation Success Is In the DNA of the State’s Entrepreneurs

Providence Business News
October 1, 2007

Slater Invests in Genome Sequencing

Providence Business News
October 1, 2007

Engineered Tissue Offers New Way to Screen Drugs

Providence Business News
October 1, 2007

Genome Enters Search for Cheap DNA Sequencing

Mass High Tech
September 28, 2007

12 Honored at PBN-R.I. EDC-Tech Collective Gala

Providence Business News
September 21, 2007

Is Subprime’s Loss the Tech Industry’s Gain?

E-Commerce Times
September 19, 2007

Slater Invests $3.1M in FY07, Marks Record Returns

Providence Business News
September 17, 2007

Private Sector Needs to Help Out Slater

Providence Business News
August 27, 2007

A Space Where Biotech Can Grow

Providence Business News
August 27, 2007

Concordia Fibers Gets $250K from Slater Fund

Providence Business News
August 27, 2007

Slater Sinks Funds into Fiber Firm Concordia

Mass High Tech
August 27, 2007

Andera Adds Partner to Create Fuller Online Product

Providence Business News
August 20, 2007

EpiVax Awarded a Grant for Hemophilia Therapy

Providence Business News
July 2, 2007

Slater-backed Startup Envisions Better Hearing Devices

Providence Business News
July 2, 2007

Slater Invests $250,000 in Startup Bionica

Providence Business News
June 27, 2007

Slater Invests $500,000 in Middletown Robotics Firm

Providence Business News
June 18, 2007

Slater Funds Med Robot Firm with $500K

Mass High Tech
June 15, 2007

Slater Bets on Potential of URI Biomarker Research

Providence Business News
June 11, 2007

Ocean State Startup Wins Slater Funding

Mass High Tech
June 7, 2007

Slater Happy to Bet on Andera

Providence Business News
May 28, 2007

Slater Fund Boosts Its Investment in Andera

Providence Business News
May 8, 2007

N.E. Draws 29% More Venture Capital in 1Q

Providence Business News
May 7, 2007

Slater Fund Invests $500,000 in Tizra

Providence Business News
May 1, 2007

2007 R.I. Business Plan Winners Named

Providence Business News
May 1, 2007

Creative Circle Gets Second Funding Round

Mass High Tech
April 24, 2007

Creative Circle Completes 2nd-Round Financing

Providence Business News
April 23, 2007

Slater Invests $250,000 in Software Startup

Providence Business News
April 2, 2007

Public Display Gets $0.25M from Slater Fund

Providence Business News
March 26, 2007

Ocean State is Growing “New Economy”

Providence Business News
March 12, 2007

Mass. Opens BIO Arms to Neighbors

Mass High Tech
March 2, 2007

Startup Sees Big Market for PDF Tools

Providence Business News
January 27, 2007

NABsys Inc. Buys Fellow DNA Research Company

Providence Business News
December 27, 2006

Traction Gives Customers a Better Grip on Their Data

Providence Business News
December 23, 2006

NABsys Closes Buy of GeneSpectrum

Mass High Tech
December 22, 2006

Rhode Island’s Economic Forecast: Turbulent Times

Providence Business News
November 18, 2006

Slater Renews Biotech Incubator Lease

Mass High Tech
October 23, 2006

Slater Funds Cryogenic-Imaging Startup at URI

Mass High Tech
October 2, 2006

Mapping the Genome of Entrepreneurial Success

Mass High Tech
September 22, 2006

Slater Turns to Private Capital

Providence Business News
September 2, 2006

Slater Should Go But Recall Its Roots

Providence Business News
September 2, 2006

The Pitch: NABsys Inc.

Mass High Tech
September 1, 2006

Plugging the Funding Gap

Financial Executives International
September 1, 2006

The Slater Fund Provides $500,000 to Payments Firm

Providence Business News
June 13, 2006

RightPath Finds $500K Funding from Slater

Mass High Tech
June 13, 2006