Global University Venturing

New investors include hedge fund Winton Ventures, state-backed Oman Investment Fund and fund manager Woodford Investment Management.

Corporates including Yahoo Japan and Tokyo Broadcasting System have contributed to the $50m first close of the VC partnership between Keio University and securities brokerage Nomura.

The State of Startup/Corporate Collaboration 2016 report suggests 67% of corporates prefer early interaction, with 82% saying interaction was at least somewhat important.

Turner's strategic investment as part of a $45m round for Refinery29 is part of an ongoing trend that likely spells the end for what we think of as 'old media'.

Marcin Hejka, who oversees Intel Capital's activity in Greater Europe and India, has spoken to GCV about the unit's strategic focus.

To prepare for a revamp of the website this month and to recuperate a little, Global University Venturing will be on vacation for the next two weeks and back on 22 August.

The core team involves Mathias Imbach, who has been associated with RNT Associates, Mayank Singhal, who previously worked as an associate director at Singapore investment firm Temasek and, from the University of California side, Tim Recker, a source told Deal Street Asia.

Autodesk supplied part of the cash, taking Formlabs' total funding to $55m, and plans to partner the 3D printing company on software integration and marketing.

Arizona University's tech transfer office Tech Launch Arizona has reported record numbers for the past academic year with 14 new spinouts generated.

Uber has lost its battle in China, but as the largest shareholder in a $35bn company that is the overwhelming market leader it may yet win the war.