Sectors

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

Indigo Diabetes increased its total funding to $52.6m with a series B round backed by Ackermans & van Haaren.

Enthera Pharmaceuticals was co-founded by faculty from University of Milan and is using stem cells to treat autoimmune disorders.

CureVac has filed for an initial public offering in the US, 20 years after being spun out of Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.

JD.com and Expedia-backed online travel agency Traveloka has picked up $250m in funding led by an undisclosed investor that could be Qatar Investment Authority.

Forbes-backed online pharmacy Ro has received $200m in funding led by General Catalyst, trebling its valuation to $1.5bn.

Thought Machine has added $42m to its series B round, bringing its total to $125m and welcoming SEB as a new investor.

IU Philanthropic Venture Fund returned for a series A round expected to help MBX identify clinical-stage peptides for rare endocrine genetic diseases.

GlaxoSmithKline is in line for an exit as CureVac files for an initial public offering in the US, 20 years after being spun out of Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.

Indigo Diabetes increased its total funding to $52.6m with a series B round backed by Imec.xpand and returning investor Qbic.

Existing backer Hughes Network Systems has committed $50m to join Bharti Enterprises and the UK government in acquiring the bankrupt satellite internet services provider.