The fund, first announced in October 2016, has been launched with $10m in capital to invest in spinouts and startups that emerge from the university or surrounding region.

Existing backer Landa Ventures participated in the round, which will support product development and global growth for the post-printing technology provider.

Queensland spinout Brisbane Materials has collected an undisclosed sum from investors including multi-university venturing fund Uniseed.

The dynamic glass provider, which is backed by Corning and GE, has closed a $200m round led by BlackRock that includes TIAA Investments and unnamed existing backers.

Based on research at KU Leuven, Ghent University and VIB, Aphea.Bio is working on a product that can increase crop yield while protecting against fungal diseases.

BASF Venture Capital, which had led industrial coating supplier Slips Technologies' 2014 series A round, has returned for a round that included a US government grant.

Tencent has led a series B round for satellite imaging provider Satellogic, having previously supported its 2015 series A.

Impression Technologies has raised $3.8m in a series B round co-led by Touchstone Innovations and Mercia Technologies.