Biopharma company Otonomy receives $49.5m series C from numerous backers, including university investment consortium Osage University Partners.

Newcastle University owns 6,744,000 shares, 4.9% of E-Therapeutics, currently.

Stanford edutech startup Coursera lands $43m in a series B backed by The World Bank, GSV Capital and others.

Kymeta Corporation, a satellite parts manufacturer, raises $50m series C with backing from consortium including multi-university venture fund Osage University Partners.

Brigham Young University (BYU) takes part in $60m series B backing software-as-a-service (SaaS) venture Domo.

The Shared Learning Collaborative (SLC), backed by $100m from The Gates Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation, and others, rebrands as new startup inBloom.

Worldwide education publisher Pearson announces $89.5m investment for e-reader retailer NOOK Media.

Stanford University is joined by Oak Investment Partners and New Enterprise Associates backing the driving intelligence company.