Global University Venturing

The second quarter of 2024 has seen a boost in corporate exits, a rise in corporate seed stage investing, and an increase in deals in the media sector.

The fund will write cheques for early-stage spinouts from the state's 15 public universities.

Alongside fintech and consumer startups, this sector has seen the most startups go into administration since 2022. These are some of the reasons why.

Indian stockbrokerage Zerodha was one of the early entrants into the country's startup ecosystem. Now, it says, the next big era of Indian CVC is coming.

The founder of the university's spinout commercialisation arm said in a LinkedIn post that she is taking a breather to "regroup".

Corporate investors are leaning into the ways they are different from VC investors and reaping the benefit in a tricky investment climate.

The University of Birmingham has created a system for researchers to commercialise their technology and find clients before incorporating a company.

Centro National de Análisis Genómico was the first national sequencing centre in Europe.

Humanoid robots have gone from theory to reality thanks to advances in AI and falls in component costs — and corporate investors are interested.

Former St Louis University executives Kenneth Olliff and Jasmin Patel will lead Boston University’s office of strategy and innovation.

South Africa's strong fintech sector, financial and regulatory systems make it an opportunity for foreign investors, but local corporates need to help seed the startup ecosystem.