University corner: France
University venturing funds differentiate themselves by offering investors access to promising technologies that may surpass those offered by other types of startup. After all, a spinout is often built on years, sometimes decades, of rigorous research, and spinouts have to undergo significant vetting during the tech transfer process, further enhancing their credibility as potential investments.
But as university venturing continues to grow, so do investor expectations. Corporates are not alone in committing more capital to the…