The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem.
Regrow Ag, a US-based sustainable farming system developer, has raised $38m in a series B round backed by Main Sequence Ventures, the venture firm founded by CSIRO. The round attracted agribusiness Cargill and software provider Microsoft’s M12 subsidiary. It was led by Galvanize Climate Solutions, while Time Ventures, Rethink Impact, Ajax Strategies and Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Foundation’s Neglected Climate Opportunities vehicle also took part.
TamoRx, a New Zealand-based cancer immunotherapy developer spun out of University of Auckland, has collected more than NZ$15m ($9.7m) in funding from the University of Auckland Inventors’ Fund and Brandon Capital, 1News reported yesterday.
Patronus, a Germany-based developer of digital tools for the elderly and their carers, revealed $7m in seed financing yesterday that it raised in autumn 2021. The round featured UVC Partners, the venture capital affiliate of TU Munich’s innovation hub UnternehmerTUM, as well as Cavalry Ventures, DN Capital and several angel investors.…
Thierry Heles
Thierry Heles is the editor of Global University Venturing, host of the Beyond the Breakthrough interview podcast and responsible for the monthly GUV Gazette (sign up here for free).
