Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Quantum Brilliance, an Australia-based quantum technology developer spun out of Australian National University, has closed a $9.7m seed round co-led by Main Sequence Ventures and the founders of software producer QxBranch. The spinout’s approach relies on synthetic diamonds to build quantum accelerators that can operate at room temperate and without complex laser systems. Quantum Brilliance previously secured an undisclosed sum from venture fund CP Ventures in August 2020.
Photoruction, a Japan-based civil engineering cloud service, has raised ¥760m ($6.9m)…
Thierry Heles
Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.