University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has launched its own university venture capital fund to bolster research commercialisation at the institution.
The $5m Carolina Research Venture Fund will be looking to fill the void of seed funding for the institution’s spin-outs. The fund, which isn’t using any state money to back the fund, will aim to be an evergreen fund with all profits reinvested back into the fund.
The fund will be looking to make investments between $100,000 to…
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Global University Venturing (GUV) is where tech transfer, academic and investment experts meet to explore the latest ideas and technologies driving innovation forward. We drive the discussions and share best practices that are critical to the success of spinouts, scaleouts and innovation programmes. Our aim is to help improve the processes of bringing innovations from academia to global markets and facilitate their integration into the broader business ecosystem.
