Global University Venturing

Keio spinout Heartseed has added $37m to its coffers thanks to the university's Innovation Initiative and UTokyo Innovation Platform.

TUM spinout Celonis has grown to Germany’s first decacorn, three years after becoming the university’s first unicorn.

The immuno-oncology therapy developer has amassed at least $190m of overall funding since emerging out of Stanford University.

Based on research at Ecole Normale Supérieure and CNRS, C12 is commercialising quantum processors.

Helsinki spinout Aiforia has raised an initial $15.4m in series B funding, bringing it halfway to the round’s target.

ETH Zurich spinout Nexxiot has added $25m to its coffers thanks to a round led by QVIDTVM.

KAUST has returned for a $10m funding round for Red Sea Farms, having previously contributed to a $1.9m round two years ago.

Metacon has acquired all outstanding shares in its existing portfolio company Helbio, which was spun out of University of Patras two decades ago.

Bridge Bank and Multiplier Capital have co-led a $14m funding round for Sharpen Technologies, whose shareholders already include the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund.

StartX-backed UnifyID has agreed to an acquisition by Prove for an undisclosed amount.

Agilio Software has bought Newcastle spinout Clarity Informatics, a healthtech developer founded in 2000.