Ariel University hires Capital Nature to manage new fund focused on cleantech projects.

Ariel University R&D Company, the tech transfer company of Ariel University, has signed a funding agreement with Capital Nature to invest in university research focused on cleantech.

The agreement will allow Capital Nature to provide individual grants between $50,000 and $200,000 to projects. This will give the Israeli firm the right to license the technology of any such project under pre-agreed financial terms.

Capital Nature will be considering projects in four distinct fields: renewable energy, biofuel and biomass, energy efficiency,…