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King Saud University venture fund launches
The Saudi university's investment arm has formed the fund to invest in research emerging from the academic institution.
Feb 25, 2026Microsoft’s venture arm hires Levi as investment partner
Alessandro Levi will focus on investments in AI, deep tech and semiconductors in his new role.
Feb 12, 2026Bennett takes over as interim head of UK spinout incubator SETsquared
As interim director, Bennett will lead the group's strategic direction and day-to-day operations.
Feb 11, 2026Swiss research institution Constructor Group launches $110m deep tech fund
The fund targets deeptech, edtech and software.
Feb 4, 2026Spinout venture builder Elevo launches
The company seeks to address what it views as a poor system in Europe for technology transfer.
Feb 2, 2026Holliday joins University of Manchester's commercialisation arm
Richard Holliday has cofounded and invested in university spinouts.
Jan 29, 2026Schnider joins commercialisation arm of Israeli university Weizmann Institute
Nofar Schnider cofounded and manages NuVC, a community of VC professionals in Israel.
Jan 29, 2026Canadian AI research institute Mila launches $100m university spinout fund
The fund will target AI research emerging from Canada's big research universities.
Jan 22, 2026Other News
Big joins Edinburgh university's incubator
The Venture Builder Incubator is part of Edinburgh Innovations, the university's commercialisation service.
Jan 21, 2026Van Wensveen joins Saudi university KAUST's commercialisation arm
The university provides seed and early-stage funding to its spinouts.
Jan 12, 2026University of Pennsylvania launches $50m fund with pharma group BioNTech
The US Ivy League institution has had some recent successful exits of life science spinouts.
Jan 12, 2026University of Pennsylvania launches $10m seed fund
The US academic institution is one of a growing number of universities in the country to set up funds to finance companies based on academic research.
Dec 16, 2025$28m fund launches to back Indian Institute of Technology Bombay spinouts
The Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, an incubator for IIT Bombay, formed the fund to fill a gap in investment for early-stage deep tech.
Dec 10, 2025VC firm U2V launches $70m fund to back European university spinouts
The founders of University2Ventures previously headed the pre-seed fund that was part of European VC Earlybird.
Dec 10, 2025Editor's Picks
GV makes another bet on CRISPR with Moonwalk investment
GV backs another spinout by MIT’s serial entrepreneur Feng Zhang as epigenetics becomes an emerging area of healthcare.
Jan 11, 2024Russell is the new PraxisAuril CEO
David Russell, an executive-in-residence at Oxford’s Saïd Business School, has been appointed chief executive of PraxisAuril, following in the footsteps of Maxine Ficarra.
Dec 8, 2022100 sign Innovate Cambridge charter
Cambridge Enterprise, Cambridge Innovation Capital and University of Cambridge are joined by 100 signatories like AstraZeneca and Microsoft for the Innovate Cambridge initiative.
Dec 8, 2022Willey to leave IU Ventures
Teri Willey, whose long list of accomplishments includes founding Cambridge Enterprise, will step down in November this year to focus on other projects.
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