By the end of 2021, there were 226 rounds raised by university spinouts, up 9% from the 207 registered in the previous year.

Over the past few years, we reported various commitments to university spinouts in the IT sector through our sister publication, Global University Venturing. By the end of 2021, there were 226 rounds raised by university spinouts, up 9% from the 207 registered in the previous year. The level of estimated total capital deployed last year stood at a record $8.35bn, more than double the $3.17bn in 2020.

Deals in university spinouts

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Kaloyan Andonov

Kaloyan Andonov is head of analytics at Global Corporate Venturing.