Global University Venturing

NYU Ventures has contributed to a $1.5m seed round for Vidcode, co-founded by an alumna from the university.

Safran Corporate Ventures joined the fibre optic technology developer's existing investors for a $5.7m round that will support international sales.

Uber's operations in four Eastern European countries will merge with Yandex Taxi in a deal that could signify it plans to take a less direct, CVC-influenced approach to some markets.

The research collaboration agreement is the largest ever such deal signed by Purdue University.

Priscila Bala, formerly a director at Yale Entrepreneurial Institute, has joined Octopus Ventures.

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Gencove has developed a genetic testing program that enables users to access services such as genome sequencing without requiring access to a lab themselves.

The Washington State University spinout has raised nearly $7m so far for the round, which has a target size of $16m.

E-Scape Bio, a spinout of Gladstone Institutes, has achieved a final close of its series A thanks to commitments from Osage University Partners and several corporates.