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Universities in northeast England form $30m spinout fund

The universities of Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside are the latest group of academic institutions in the UK to launch a fund to invest in their spinouts.


Oct 25, 2024

Cox Enterprises establishes second $300m fund

After launching Socium Ventures in 2023 with a $300m fund, the US conglomerate has announced a second $300m targeting tech startups.

Oct 25, 2024

Brazilian IT company Montreal launches $5m CVC fund

Montreal launches $5m venture arm targeting early-stage digital technology startups.

Oct 25, 2024

Jaguar Land Rover CVC InMotion Ventures hires Chavassieu

Ex-ecommerce executive Edouard Chavassieu has joined InMotion Ventures as an associate and will help it expand its activities in mainland Europe.

Oct 25, 2024

Coccari becomes head of business software HubSpot's CVC

Adam Coccari has become the managing director of HubSpot Ventures following two years leading US business software provider Intuit's CVC.

Oct 24, 2024

Agtech investors keep focus on sustainability despite tough market

Sustainability is 'critically important' in agriculture tech, but startups need to use new technologies like AI to balance it with cost reductions, say corporate VCs.

Oct 24, 2024

Corporates are missing the $2 trillion agetech market

There is potential to create several $1bn-plus companies focused on products and services for older adults. But few corporate investors have this on their radar yet.

Oct 23, 2024

Daily Mail Group's venture arm announces two new funds totalling £50m

DMG Ventures has announced two new $32m funds that will use media for equity arrangements, an increasingly common investment strategy.

Oct 22, 2024

What corporates are getting wrong about implementing AI

Too many corporates expect too much, too soon from their AI investments. Patience, strategic thinking and cultural change are crucial.

Oct 22, 2024

Spinouts with academic founders raise less funding, study finds

While universities often push their academics to be more entrepreneurial, having a professor lead a spinout decreases its chances of raising money and being acquired, according to research by Harvard associate professor Maria Roche.

Oct 21, 2024

Nupo Ventures spins out of Olam to go faster on fixing global…

Under pressure to simplify supply chains and improve sustainability, Nupo Ventures is building startups, with six under its belt so far.

Oct 18, 2024

Japan is the fund leader among Asian universities

Japan's sophisticated network of university investment funds make it an outlier among other Asian countries.

Oct 17, 2024
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