Global University Venturing

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

University of Wyoming Foundation has contributed to a round for inter-orbital satellite shuttle service provider Momentus which brought its overall funding haul to $34m.

Woodford Investment Management will auction unlisted biotech investments which include Oxford Nanopore in a process that could take three months to reach its conclusion.

CAS-founded industrial automation spinout VIPioneers has added $14.5m to an angel sum of undisclosed size it received from CAS’s Cash Capital two years ago

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

University of Chicago immuno-oncology spinout Pyxis Oncology has been backed by corporate investment vehicle Leaps by Bayer in its first funding round.

Florida State University cornea repair drug developer Trefoil Therapeutics added funding from investors including subsidiaries of Aju Corporation and Access Biotechnology to bring its total to $33.2m.

Research Bridge’s new seed fund will back spinouts in the central US states in a move intended to plug the dearth of venture capital availability compared with clusters on the west and east coasts.

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

Boehringer Ingelheim will pay a total of up to $365m to acquire its venture fund's portfolio company Amal Therapeutics, an immunotherapy spinout of University of Geneva.

The series C for Utah-founded drug discovery platform creator Recursion included capital from University of Minnesota and Texas Tech University System.