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Global University Venturing
CVC in 2020: The Trends, Part One
The IPO boom was helped by the emergence of Shanghai's Star market and the trend for reverse mergers, while corporate venturers were increasingly looking outwards.
Dec 21, 2020Cycle Capital revolves to $145m fund close
Concordia University has helped venture capital firm Cycle Capital reach the final close of its latest cleantech-focused fund.
Dec 21, 2020Analysis: Aurora merges with Uber ATG
Ride-hailing service Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) subsidiary agreed to merge with self-driving technology developer Aurora with Uber investing $400m in the latter.
Dec 21, 2020GUV’s top 10 articles of 2020
As Global University Venturing heads off into the holiday period, here is our list of the top 10 most-read features this year.
Dec 21, 2020Daily deal net: December 18, 2020
Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Dec 18, 2020UC startups ramp up for GCV Digital Forum
Ten University of California startups are hoping to open 2021 with a bang by securing one of two $50,000 prizes at the GCV Digital Forum next month.
Dec 18, 2020Gojo finds series D mojo
Tokyo University of Science helped extend Gojo & Company's series D round to $68.6m, lifting the microfinancing provider's overall funding to around $142m.
Dec 18, 2020Daily deal net: December 17, 2020
Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Dec 17, 2020AbCellera amplifies IPO to $556m
The UBC-linked antibody drug developer has added $73m to its initial public offering, and its shares are still trading at more than double the IPO price.
Dec 17, 2020GoDaddy makes $365m Poynt acquisition
Stanford-StartX Fund is set to exit payment processing technology provider Poynt in an acquisition sized at up to $365m.
Dec 17, 2020Atsena actions $55m series A
University of Florida has backed a second round for Atsena, a vision loss therapy developer exploiting inventions the institution had originally licensed to Sanofi.
Dec 17, 2020Revitope visits Junshi for $10m investment
Junshi Biosciences has invested in the University of Birmingham-founded cancer immunotherapy developer, building on a research collaboration deal.
Dec 17, 2020Featured Content
University Venture Funds: The ListThe definitive list of university venture funds around the worldUniversity Venture Funds: The List
The definitive list of university venture funds around the world
Special ReportCorporate collaboration with universities: How to commercialise innovative researchSpecial Report
Corporate collaboration with universities: How to commercialise innovative research
Beyond the Breakthrough PodcastExplore the BTB podcast archive with the world's brightest minds in university innovation answering the question: how does research make it from a lab into the real world?Beyond the Breakthrough Podcast
Explore the BTB podcast archive with the world's brightest minds in university innovation answering the question: how does research make it from a lab into the real world?
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