Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Aidemy, a Japan-based artificial intelligence programming course provider, has received ¥830m ($7.6m) in a round led by University of Tokyo Edge Capital (Utec), a venture capital affiliate of University of Tokyo. Utec was joined by two unnamed corporate investors, two investment firms and four private investors. Aidemy has now pulled in $8.6m altogether, following a $840,000 seed round in mid-2018 also led by Utec with contributions from nine unnamed private investors.
Fumi Ingredients, a Netherlands-based developer of vegan-friendly alternatives…