Global University Venturing

The in-video advertising technology producer will use the Unilever-backed round to scale its technology and form new content partnerships.

Evotec has spun out Topas Therapeutics, which is working on treatments for conditions including MS, also contributing to a series A round.

Dedric Carter is set to become vice-chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis in July 2016, when he will be responsible for operations and technology transfer.

Purdue University spinouts from the past two years have raised more than $96m from university-related funds as well as private and public investors.

HTGF-backed spinout Symtavision, a developer of software technology for the automotive sector, has been acquired by Luxoft for an undisclosed amount.

HNA Group has invested $185m in sports streaming platform Le Sports as part of a round that could end up topping $1bn, showing how online companies are helping China's media sector rapidly grow.

GUV editor Thierry Heles speaks to Martijn de Wever, CEO of Force Over Mass Capital about how and why he founded the fund and his views on the UK ecosystem.

The news roundup for the week ending 18 March 2016.

QB3, University of California's research institute and life science accelerator, loses its associate director as Douglas Crawford steps down.