Global University Venturing

Overview of three of the largest initial public offerings (IPOs) from 2020 in which the China-based internet company either scored an exit or increased its stake.

The Stanford-StartX Fund-backed NFT marketplace operator has now secured more than $27m in funding altogether.

VIB’s antiviral treatment developer has closed its series A round following a $22.6m extension backed by the research institute, V-Bio Ventures and Vives Inter-University Fund.

Tokyo University of Science is set to exit the recruitment services group in an IPO in Tokyo.

Smile Invest and Innovation Industries Fund have co-led a $37m first tranche for TUe spinout Effect Photonics’ series C round.

Forbion and Gilde Healthcare have co-led a $53m series B round for Dundee spinout Amphista, which is working on targeted protein degradation technology.

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

Educational data software developer Kidaptive had raised more than $30m from investors including Stanford-StartX Fund.

UF Innovate Ventures has contributed to a series B round for StrideBio, partially based on research into gene therapies at University of Florida.

Hanoi University of Science and Technology’s BK Fund has partnered ThinkZone for a $10m fund that will invest in domestic startups.