Global University Venturing

Helsinki spinout Aiforia has raised an initial $15.4m in series B funding, bringing it halfway to the round’s target.

ETH Zurich spinout Nexxiot has added $25m to its coffers thanks to a round led by QVIDTVM.

KAUST has returned for a $10m funding round for Red Sea Farms, having previously contributed to a $1.9m round two years ago.

Metacon has acquired all outstanding shares in its existing portfolio company Helbio, which was spun out of University of Patras two decades ago.

Bridge Bank and Multiplier Capital have co-led a $14m funding round for Sharpen Technologies, whose shareholders already include the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund.

StartX-backed UnifyID has agreed to an acquisition by Prove for an undisclosed amount.

Agilio Software has bought Newcastle spinout Clarity Informatics, a healthtech developer founded in 2000.

Tencent has led a series E round that reportedly tripled LMU Munich-linked Scalable Capital's valuation to $1.4bn.

The Tsinghua-backed DNA and RNA sequencing equipment manufacturer has added $63m to its coffers.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Tata Digital has hired CureFit’s chief executive as part of a $75m investment for the UC-RNT Fund-backed health and fitness app developer.