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Tou and Lavizzari leave Sony Ventures
Joseph Tou and Simone Lavizzari left the Japanese conglomerate's CVC unit, the latter having taken up an investment manager role at Join Capital.
Nov 21, 2024Most top UK universities adopt lower spinout equity
Many of the UK's universities have adopted recommendations to lower equity stakes in the companies they commercialise to at or below 25%.
Nov 21, 2024Telemedicine didn't solve healthcare's funding crisis — but AI may do better
Telemedicine didn't solve the fundamental cost problem in healthcare, but new AI models may be tackling this.
Nov 20, 2024University of South Australia picks Perugini to lead commercialisation
Michelle Perugini, who was a senior research fellow with the Australian university earlier in her career, has been hired as head of commercialisation.
Nov 20, 2024Japan's startups under pressure to raise more money and go global
Overseas investment is flowing into Japan's startup sector, but it is still small compared with other countries' ecosystems.
Nov 19, 2024AI accelerated legal tech funding – this is how it takes the…
Legal technology funding has boomed in the wake of ChatGPT, and startups – and law firms – that don't use artificial intelligence are going to be left behind.
Nov 18, 2024Parent company financial troubles shuttered ZF Ventures
Financial troubles, including billions in debt, components manufacturer ZF Group doomed its CVC unit earlier this year.
Nov 15, 2024Princeton University creates "one-stop-shop" for industry innovation partnerships
The US university recently created an office of innovation as part of a drive to commercialise more of the research coming out of its labs.
Nov 15, 2024Indian payments platform Razorpay launches B2B software fund
Razorpay has launched a fund backing early-stage B2B software startups across a range of industries, with up to $1m per investment.
Nov 14, 2024UniTartu’s Maasik joins Nordic Science Investments
Mart Maasik has stepped down as chief executive of UniTartu Ventures at the University of Tartu to join a $63 spinout investment fund.
Nov 14, 2024AI is a "death sentence" for some startups, says Tencent's Li
Startups are at risk of failing because artificial intelligence is rendering their business models obsolete, says Jeffrey Li, managing partner of the Chinese technology company's CVC.
Nov 14, 2024Pressure mounts on quantum companies to deliver corporate use case
Corporate investors are still showing strong interest in quantum computing, but there is growing pressure to show these bets will pay off.
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