Global University Venturing

Give and Take has marked the beta release of its occupational networking platform Givitas, which aims to foster a giving culture in the workforce.

If it is shown that a different funding structure to just venture capital is helpful in AI then implications could cascade to other industries.

Five companies backed by internet company Tencent raised large amounts in their initial public offerings (IPOs) over the past few months. It appears to be a bout of IPO exits that may not ended yet.

A round up of all the latest news on www.globaluniversityventuring.com for our subscribers.

The Cambridge spinout is commercialising research into better techniques for extracting quality stem cells, having raised a reported $464,000 in seed funding.

Novo and Sanofi have backed a series A round for Inozyme Pharma, which is developing treatments for rare diseases affecting infants based on research at Yale.

SNHU has backed edtech developer Edmit through the Rethink Education fund, a vehicle also backed by Rethink Education.

Saarland-founded AkknaTek is developing an imaging aid for cataract surgery to improve the precision of intraocular lenses implanted during the procedure.

The Bluefield Innovations vehicle will back early-stage Johns Hopkins projects over five years with a view to eventually spinning out or licensing promising ideas.