Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Protealis, a Belgium-based sustainable plant protein development spinout of VIB and Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), has launched with €6m ($7.3m) in seed funding led by V-Bio Ventures. The round also included VIB itself and KU Leuven’s Gemma Frisius Fund, as well as state-owned PMV, agrichemical company Globachem, investment firm Estari and Agri Investment Fund. Protealis has developed technology to breed and coat legume seeds in an effort to create high yielding, high protein soybean varieties.
Arkane Network, a Belgium-based blockchain technology provider, has completed a €1.6m ($1.9m) seed round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds, with participation from Imec.istart Fund, a vehicle for research institute Imec’s accelerator, DM-BB and Palentine Ventures. Arkane will use the money to bolster its headcount and open an office in Berlin, Germany.
Cogo, a Denmark-based shared mobility aggregation platform, has obtained €1m ($1.2m) in funding from PreSeed Ventures, the venture…
Thierry Heles
Thierry Heles is the editor of Global University Venturing, host of the Beyond the Breakthrough interview podcast and responsible for the monthly GUV Gazette (sign up here for free).
