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Global University Venturing

Xfund excels with $120m fund

The Harvard-aligned firm surpassed its $100m target in a signal it has moved beyond the management rift that almost derailed its precursor.


Sep 4, 2020

QuantumScape sets reverse merger scene

Stanford spinout QuantumScape is set to merge with NYSE-listed Kensington Capital Acquisition in a $700m deal that will value the combined company at $3.3bn.

Sep 4, 2020

Daily deal net: September 3, 2020

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

Sep 3, 2020

Idea Center signs up Saint Mary’s College

University of Notre Dame's commercialisation hub will help Saint Mary's College accelerate its tech transfer and entrepreneurship output.

Sep 3, 2020

Sarcos Robotics rakes in $40m

University of Utah robotics spinout Sarcos has will use the funding for the commercial manufacturing of its industrial exoskeleton product.

Sep 3, 2020

Hypatos documents $11.8m seed round

UVC Partners has backed what appears to be financial document processing software company Hypatos's first funding round.

Sep 3, 2020

Daily deal net: September 2, 2020

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

Sep 2, 2020

AISpeech assembles pre-IPO funding

Midea participated in a round for the speech processing technology provider, whose backers also include Tsinghua University's TusPark Ventures.

Sep 2, 2020

Jilin Oled lights up $168m IPO

The Jilin University-aligned OLED materials producer generated $168m in an IPO set to fund enhancements to its product range.

Sep 2, 2020

Investors treat PicnicHealth to $35m

Stanford-StartX Fund-backed PicnicHealth has now secured at least $37m in funding altogether after disclosing series A and B funding.

Sep 2, 2020

Climeworks stretches out for $110m close

ETH Zurich-founded carbon capture system producer Climeworks has added $35m to its latest round to fund further business growth.

Sep 2, 2020

Triumvira tracks Bayer investment to raise $55m

Leaps by Bayer co-led a $55m series A round for cancer immunotherapy developer Triumvira Immunologics, which was co-founded by McMaster's Jonathan Bramson.

Sep 1, 2020
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