Global University Venturing

More than 300 new CVC units have been created since 2020. They are less US-centric and more focused on energy than older peers.

After 12 years in the role, Andy Shenk is retiring from his position as CEO of the University of Auckland's technology transfer office.

The former startup founder and Silicon Valley investor will head the University of Cambridge’s commercialisation arm.

The number of deals in UK spinouts at the earliest stage of equity investing has been falling over the past few years, highlighting a potential bottleneck in early-stage funding.

Some 50% of a consumer startup's capital is spent on advertising, so trading equity for ads can save money. Here's how to get those deals to work.

The University of Utah Ventures has been launched in partnership with Epic Ventures and will focus on early-stage companies in sectors including software and life sciences.

Australia has one of the world's most mature university investment ecosystems, thanks to large pensions funds, Uniseed and royalties from wifi.

The state-backed Luxembourg Future Fund has put $5.4m into VIVES Inter-University Fund, bringing the multi-university venture fund’s new total to $80.5m.

"Resiliency-phase" units move away from CEO supervision, invite business units onto the investment committee and make multiple investments in other venture funds.

Kathryn Chapman has been made executive director of the association promoting Cambridge's innovation ecosystem.

VC firm Future Planet Capital and pension solutions provider Mobius Life will launch the fund in Q1 of 2025 to take advantage of UK pension reform.