The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem.
Chowa Giken, a Japan-based artificial intelligence technology developer spun out of Hokkaido University, has raised ¥300m ($2.4m) from electronic equipment manufacturer Daikoku Denki, in-vehicle system provider DTS Insight, car parts producer Nakanishi Metal Works, financial services firm Daichi Mirai Shinkin Bank, regional consumers’ co-operative association Co-op Sapporo as well as Hokkaido Venture Capital and unnamed private investors.
Wedge, a US-based recruitment and screening platform, obtained $2m last week from investors including Michigan Rise, an investment vehicle of Michigan State University, as…
