Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

HashPort, a Japan-based blockchain consulting service, has secured ¥350m ($3.3m) from University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners’ UTEC Fund IV and media company Ceres.
FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics, a UK-based industrial software developer spun out of University of Sheffield, has raised a six-figure sum (£100,000 = $140,000) from SFC Capital an unnamed venture capital firms and angel investors, Bdaily reported yesterday. The money will drive company expansion. FourJaw’s software enables real-time insights into a company’s manufacturing activities. The round valued FourJaw at $2.8m.
– Additional reporting by Liwen-Edison Fu

Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is the former editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and was the producer and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast until December 2024.