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Smolt, a Japan-based aquaculture spinout of Miyazaki University, yesterday raised an unspecified amount of seed capital from venture capital firm GxPartners, Miyagin Venture Capital and Miyagin Venture Capital, the investment arm of financial services firm Miyazaki Bank, and assorted angel investors. Founded in 2012, Smolt is working on technology to cultivate masu salmon. It will use the seed funding to strengthen its business and open facilities for the mass production of masu salmon.
MediVR, a Japan-based developer of a…

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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).
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