Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Routrek Networks, the Japan-based creator of a robotic irrigation and fertilisation system backed by University of Tokyo Edge Capital (Utec), received ¥260m ($2.4m) on Friday from IT services firm Optim, leasing services provider JA Mitsui Leasing and public-private partnership A-Five. The company has now raised about $6.5m altogether, including $4m from Globis Capital Partners, the investment vehicle for education services provider Globis, as well as meal delivery service Oisix, Utec and TechAccel in 2016. Electronics producer JFE Shoji Electronics, advanced…
