Industrial

Sector analysis: Consumer

Quarterly analysis: Q1 2019

Special report: Chinese unicorns

Perspectives on sustainability and wellbeing are changing in response to health and environmental challenges, offering an opportunity to university-linked businesses.

Sabic has equipped Mallinda with funding as the CU Boulder-founded thermoset resins provider gears up for the launch of its first commercial product.

Vector has received funding from UC-backed Congruent Ventures among others as it looks to enhance its software in supporting back office logistics functions.

Google subsidiary Gradient Ventures has made its second investment in additive manufacturing software developer Dyndrite as part of a round that raised more than $10m.

Uniseed, Carthona Capital and BridgeLane Group provided the funding for University of Sydney-founded Agerris, which is preparing to commercialise products including robotic farm hand systems.

Oncology therapeutics developer Fusion Pharmaceticals closed a $105 round, featuring several corporate investors. The deal forms part of the growing broad oncology space, which has seen much attention from corporate venturers in recent years.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

The Global University Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the startups emerging from universities and raising funding.