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Devine to leave Australian spinout investor Uniseed
The CEO of the university spinout fund is leaving at the end of this year.
Jun 13, 2025Erin Keller to lead Georgia Institute of Technology’s foundation
The foundation backs Georgia Institute of Technology's spinouts in areas including medtech, robotics, AI, marketplaces and defence.
Jun 3, 2025China’s TH Capital raises $100m US dollar fund with deeptech focus
Despite US-China tensions. the fund has a diverse LP base from with about half the funding from Greater China, sitting alongside backers from Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US.
Jun 2, 2025Milltrust Ventures seeks corporates to back its $150m UK spinout fund
The VC firm is raising money from investors for its second UK spinout fund.
May 30, 2025University of Chicago partners on $25m spinout fund
The US university has partnered with a Silicon Valley-based VC firm to manage the investment fund.
May 29, 2025US biotech is under threat. Here’s what universities and investors should do…
Investors and university tech transfer should educate policymakers on the need for federal funds.
May 19, 2025Canada's University of Waterloo launches $10m fund
Early-stage VC Velocity manage the independently run fund, which backs spinouts from the Canadian university.
May 14, 2025UK's University of Edinburgh hires Lizzie Withington to boost spinout creation
Tech transfer arm Edinburgh Innovations has created a new role of director of venture creation to increase the number of companies it spins out.
May 13, 2025Other News
UK economic development bank to boost backing for spinout funds
The British Business Bank plans to invest in university spinout investment funds outside of the Golden Triangle.
May 13, 2025UK's University of Liverpool joins Northern Gritstone spinout investor
It becomes the fourth academic institution in the north of England to join the university spinout investor.
May 13, 2025Cherie van Wensveen joins Australian spinout fund Uniseed
Van Wensveen worked in commercialisation at Austrialian government research organisation CSIRO for more more than three years before joining the ventures fund.
May 6, 2025Herskowitz leaves Columbia tech transfer office after two decades
He will be joining the Mussallem Foundation to work on treatment for children with congenital heart disease.
May 2, 2025US universities ramp up spinout fund creation as government cuts funding
The federal cuts to science and research funding mean US universities are leaning more on spinout funds and tech transfer offices to generate income.
Apr 29, 2025VC launches UC Berkeley AI fund to offset federal research cuts
The pot of money will fund AI researchers as US universities face cuts to funding for science and research.
Apr 22, 2025Editor's Picks
Six ways to increase university spinout success
Spinout creation rates vary wildly at universities and intelligent capital and corporate partners have a big role in changing the numbers.
Jul 14, 2023JLR: “We want people to think of a car like a Hermes…
The carmaker is exploring a "car for life" that gets upgraded as your needs change and other ideas at a new innovation centre it has set up at Warwick University.
Jun 21, 2022About us
Global University Venturing (GUV) is where tech transfer, academic and investment experts meet to explore the latest ideas and technologies driving innovation forward. We drive the discussions and share best practices that are critical to the success of spinouts, scaleouts and innovation programmes. Our aim is to help improve the processes of bringing innovations from academia to global markets and facilitate their integration into the broader business ecosystem.
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