Alphabet’s growth equity arm promoted several team members in 2021 including new general partner Jesse Wedler, Jackson Georges, James Luo, Jamie Rosen, Jeremy Zhu and Nina Gerson.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Financial services provider Tribal raised $60m in a SoftBank-led series B round while Credit Saison invested $30m in a round for peer-to-peer lender Julo sized at up to $60m.

Nike was part of a round representing the women’s basketball league’s first external funding as it looks to close the gap with the richer men's leagues.

A roundup of exits, including IPOs and acquisitions, across the tech transfer ecosystem.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Meghan Sharp has departed from BP Ventures after more than a decade to head up the $600m Decarbonization Partners fund.

Citi Ventures and Visa helped e-commerce services startup Cart.com raise $240m while SoftBank Vision Fund 2 took part in nine-figure rounds for Dewpoint and Platform Science.

The pet services provider is joining forces with CHW Acquisition Corporation at a valuation just over half that at which former backer SoftBank invested in 2018.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.