Global University Venturing

Harvard's genomic editing technology spinout has filed to raise up to $100m, adding to some $225m of venture funding in under three years.

Optical semiconductor products supplier Raysees raised angel funding last year from investors including CAS Star, a Chinese Academy of Sciences affiliate.

MIT-founded companies will benefit from access to a new venture fund from venture capital firm Good Growth Capital.

StartX adviser and former fund manager Suzanne Fletcher has secured a new appointment as general partner at Prime Movers Lab.

Partners HealthCare has co-led a series A round for ZielBio to drive forward the development of a cancer treatment based on research at University of Virginia.

Phytelligence has lost its legal case with Washington State University, leaving the board with no option but to close its crop cultivation business.

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

Paul Butler has returned to multi-university venture fund Uniseed as an investment manager to fill a role vacated by Anthony Musumeci.

Morningside Ventures has led a $30m series A round for Emory University spinout Meissa Vaccines, a current resident in Johnson & Johnsons’ JLabs incubator.

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

DMG Mori, an existing customer of MIT spinout Tulip, has contributed to a round that closed at $39.5m, alongside Vertex Ventures, NEA and Pitango.