Global University Venturing

Japan has a strong network of university-affiliated funds. These are now looking to back corporate carve-outs, too.

The US academic institution is one of a growing number of universities in the country to set up funds to finance companies based on academic research.

The Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, an incubator for IIT Bombay, formed the fund to fill a gap in investment for early-stage deep tech.

The founders of University2Ventures previously headed the pre-seed fund that was part of European VC Earlybird.

The new fund will support research that the university says drives solutions to complex societal and economic challenges.

Taiwan's oldest university has tapped graduates to invest in its first investment fund.

The fund, managed by an outside investment firm, has backed 10 companies so far.

Alastair Hick, chief commercialisation officer at Australian university Monash, will be tasked with raising a new fund when he takes over as CEO of the university spinout investor.

The new policy gives researchers more rights over the commercialisation of their inventions.

Siro Perez helped set up the biotech startup while he was partner at IP Group in Australia.

Investors have a key role to play in scaling spinouts, from offering recruitment advice to connecting them with the right partners.