Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Riverfield, a Japan-based healthcare robot spinout Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University, raised ¥3bn ($27.3m) on Friday from engineering group Toray Engineering, insurer Dai-ichi Life and Medipal Innovation, a vehicle for medical supplies provider Medipal Holdings and financial services firm SBI subsidiary SBI Investment. Toray Engineering had joined SBI Investment, Jafco and Beyond Next Ventures (BNV) to provide $10.1m in funding for Riverfield in October 2017. Leasing services firm Fuyo General Lease and industrial parts manufacturer…
