Global University Venturing

Stanford-founded AI application platform developer SambaNova has raised $150m in a series B round led by Intel Capital that also featured existing investor GV.

NextGen Jane, which is looking to commercialise reproductive health technology partially developed at Harvard, has received $9m from investors including Harvard-affiliated backers.

University of Michigan critical care monitoring technology spinout Fifth Eye has collected series A funding from investors including the university's Mints fund.

The UTokyo IPC 1st Round accelerator is being supported by six corporates, providing 10 startups each year with the chance to receive up to $900,000 in funding.

The corporate-backed genome editing technology developer Precision BioSciences, which was spun out of Duke University, floated in the middle of its range and is now valued at more than $780m.

The fresh capital, anchored by University of Cambridge and its Endowment Fund, will enable patient capital-orientated vehicle Cambridge Innovation Capital to make new bets and sustain investments in its existing portfolio.

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Founding investor Mercia Technologies joined fund manager Invesco for the synthetic biology contractor’s latest round, taking its total funding past the $25m mark.

Kyoto University has taken part in an $8.1m series A round for Alphanavi Pharma, which is developing drugs for neuropathic pain that will partly be based on the institution's research.

IT training software spinout Sidecar Learning has received capital from University of Arizona’s Asset Development Program after joining the state-funded I-Corps accelerator.

The SoftBank´s Vision Fund participated in a $300m round of robotics tech provider CloudMinds. This is a deal in the wider robotics and drones space, which has seen much growth in recent years