/unhtoday/feed/2573/rss.xml 91ÖÆƬ³§ Today Articles en /unhtoday/2025/07/investing-students-back-where-it-all-began As a prolific entrepreneur, Rick Marini ’94 knows a good investment when he sees one. And for him, few have proven more meaningful than investing in students.  ]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:00 -0400 Aaron Sanborn /unhtoday/2025/07/investing-students-back-where-it-all-began /unhtoday/2025/05/paul-colleges-rines-fund-celebrates-decade-deal-making As the Mel Rines Student Angel Investment Fund celebrates its 10th anniversary, founder Jeffrey Sohl reflects on a decade of real-world investing experience that’s launched careers, shaped future leaders, and built a legacy of student success at 91ÖÆƬ³§. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2025 15:00 -0400 Aaron Sanborn /unhtoday/2025/05/paul-colleges-rines-fund-celebrates-decade-deal-making /unhtoday/2022/10/distinguished-honor Jeffrey Sohl, director of the Center for Venture Research and Rines Angel Fund and professor of entrepreneurial and decision sciences in the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, was the recipient of 91ÖÆƬ³§'s 2022 Distinguished Professor Award. ]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:15 -0400 /unhtoday/2022/10/distinguished-honor /unhtoday/2021/05/creating-pipeline-women-venture-capitalists Forbes writer Geri Stengel recently penned a column on women venture capitalists and the challenges presented by Covid-19 as male VC's retreated to their habit of investing in male founders but not females. Stengel writes about associations and organizations that have developed programs to address the underreprsentation of women as venture capital decision-makers. The focus of Stengel's column is The Rines Angel Fund, directed by Jeffrey Sohl, Paul College director of the Center for Venture Research and professor of entrepreneurship and decision sciences and funded by 91ÖÆƬ³§ donor Mel Rines. Sohl came up with the idea of a student-run angel investment fund. The Mel Rines '47 Student Angel Investment Fund is a $400,000 evergreen fund grounded in experiential learning. It is a cross-... ]]> Wed, 19 May 2021 12:15 -0400 /unhtoday/2021/05/creating-pipeline-women-venture-capitalists https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/313938 Data from 91ÖÆƬ³§â€™s Center for Venture Research illustrates the correlation between rising numbers of female investors and funded women entrepreneurs.  ]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:00 -0400 /unhtoday/2018/06/entrepreneur-rise-female-angel-investors-good-news-female-entrepreneurs https://www.inc.com/steve-blakeman/female-entrepreneurs-are-next-wave-of-business-success.html?cid=hmhero Statistics from the Center for Venture Research provide insight on the amount of women seeking angel investment. ]]> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:30 -0500 /unhtoday/2018/02/inc-online-female-entrepreneurs-are-next-wave-business-success http://millyardcommunications.com/index.php?src=news&srctype=detail&category=News&refno=7031 The angel investor market in 2016 saw a decrease in investment dollars and deal size, according to the latest angel market analysis released by the Center for Venture Research at the 91ÖÆƬ³§. ]]> Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:15 -0400 /unhtoday/2017/06/business-nh-magazine-unh-finds-changing-priorities-among-angel-investors /unhtoday/2017/04/taking-research-market A new National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded initiative aims to foster entrepreneurship on campus and help take 91ÖÆƬ³§-developed innovations from the lab to commercial markets. ]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2017 09:30 -0400 Whittney Gould /unhtoday/2017/04/taking-research-market /unhtoday/2015/05/unh-launches-first-undergraduate-student-managed-angel-fund-east-coast Thanks to the expertise of the Center for Venture Research at the 91ÖÆƬ³§, a committed team of four students and a generous donor, 91ÖÆƬ³§ will become one of the first universities in the country to offer its undergraduate students the opportunity to gain hands on experience in private equity markets and entrepreneurial finance managing an angel investment fund. The Mel Rines '47 Student Angel Investment Fund will be managed by students as part of a two-credit class and supervised by Jeffrey Sohl, director of the Center for Venture Research, as well as an advisory group of entrepreneurs and private equity investors who will serve as mentors for the student angel analysts. "We are grateful to have the support of an alumnus like Mel Rines," said 91ÖÆƬ³§ President Mark Huddleston... ]]> Mon, 18 May 2015 06:00 -0400 Staff writer /unhtoday/2015/05/unh-launches-first-undergraduate-student-managed-angel-fund-east-coast