The low-cost clothing retailer, which wants to list in London this year, will back European sustainable fabric companies through the fund.

The Russell Group of the UK's top research universities is calling on the the country's new Labour government to boost investment in spinouts across all regions of the UK.

The new fund will be part of the travel technology group’s TravelTech Lab subsidiary and invest in strategically relevant startups and funds.

The change in government in the UK could bring a bigger focus on boosting spinout numbers and more investment in electricity grid upgrades.

The former founder was an adviser to startups before taking on the new investing role.

Isa Fuhrmann-Breitholtz, formerly head of Silicon Valley Hub at toy producer Lego’s CVC unit, launched South Bay to back real estate startups.

The Dutch bank took a "third option" when it no-longer made sense to keep the venturing arm in house.

Venture firm Vireo Ventures has received an undisclosed sum from the utility’s CVC unit, representing the latter’s second fund investment.

The founder of the university's spinout commercialisation arm said in a LinkedIn post that she is taking a breather to "regroup".

The University of Birmingham has created a system for researchers to commercialise their technology and find clients before incorporating a company.