Spinouts

More corporate investors choose to invest in academic research. But it requires much different skills to investing in later-stage startups.

The fund is raising an initial £150m to finance deep tech startups from eight universities in the UK Midlands.

Cambridge has a plan to boost outside investment in order to expand its technology ecosystem.

Matcelerate Zero that brings together university research and corporates to speed up commercialisation of technologies seeks three industry partners to join the partnership.

Spinout creation rates vary wildly at universities and intelligent capital and corporate partners have a big role in changing the numbers.

The university cities of Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds have formed the beginnings of a startup ecosystem with their partnership in investment fund Northern Gritstone.