Global University Venturing

Just ahead of our first ever Global Corporate Venturing Israel event in Tel Aviv this week, we are offering our readers a brief data overview on the innovation scene in Israel which has managed to attract corporate venturers from around the globe.

A round up of all the latest news on www.globaluniversityventuring.com for our subscribers.

The company, led by two UW researchers, remains in stealth but is reportedly working on organism-resistant materials to ward against the threat of infection.

Insurance firm Aviva has co-led a round for Owlstone Medical, whose roots can be traced back to University of Cambridge.

Seven-year-old Southampton spinout Arkivum develops data archive software for sectors such as life sciences and financial services.

UC-RNT has put up $16m for the Flipkart-backed rental services provider's latest round, taking its funding past the $90m mark.

The neurodegenerative disease treatment spinout from University of Aberdeen has disclosed it raised $71m through a rights issue in October.

Salesforce Ventures returned for a round that increased the crowdsourced cybersecurity platform's overall funding to $50m and also featured Stanford University.