Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
CoCooking, a Japan-based operator of a food sharing service dubbed Tabete backed by Keio University, has reached a second close for its pre-series A round of undisclosed size. JR East Japan Start Up, a corporate venturing vehicle for rail operator JR East, investment firm PE&HR’s Social Entrepreneur Fund III and Higashimatsuyama Entrepreneur Support Investment, as well as angel investor Yōichi Asō invested in the latest tranche. Itochu-Shokuhin, a food and liqueur subsidiary of trading group Itochu, venture capital fund Now…
