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

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

Benjamin Lickfett is also head of Diageo's incubator, Fusion Partnership Lab.

From partnering with other universities to working with an existing external VC fund, here are models for universities to consider.

Till Rösnick, who joined the paper towel producer’s CVC unit in 2020 as an investment manager, has been appointed as managing director.

After almost six years at East Ventures, Adriel Chua will back Southeast Asian and Latin American startups for the NYSE-listed ecommerce firm.

University venture funds remain a rarity among the top research universities in the US and in Europe — here are the reasons why and how thigns might change.

How long should a secondment be? How do you set the right learning goals? Here is what corporates should consider before sending a team member to spend time with a VC partner.

The US-based investment arm of Japanese camera manufacturer Nikon has partnered with Geodesic Capital to launch a $51.5m tech startup fund.

The Chinese unicorn, last valued at $2.8bn, will back AI and robotics startups through two funds under the newly formed Empyrean Venture.

The recommendations by UK research organisation Onward are aimed at increasing venture capital investment for underfunded technology transfer offices outside the Golden Triangle.