Global University Venturing

The university-focused impact investor has acquired venture capital firm Midven to strengthen its access to scientific research in the UK.

The Polsky Center and Chicago Quantum Exchange have joined forces to launch an accelerator focused on quantum science and technology.

JGC Holdings bacame the latest investor in the modular nuclear reactor technology developer, which emerged out of Oregon State University.

The drone-based crop analysis system developer secured $10.5m in a round led by Leaps by Bayer that also featured MIT-linked E14 Fund.

AST SpaceMobile, which exploits research conducted at University of Maryland, has gone public through a reverse merger with New Providence Acquisition Corp.

The Engine was among the returning investors for the Rice spinout’s series B round, having previously backed a series A in 2019.

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

UC Davis spinout Dysonics was acquired by Google last year, it has emerged.

Fraunhofer Society has found minimal impact from lockdowns and the pandemic on the number of spinouts its institutes were able to generate last year.

Vertical take-off and landing jet developer Lilium went public by joining forces with Nasdaq-listed SPAC.

Lyell Immunopharma co-led a series A round for the gene therapy developer, which partially exploits UW research.