A round up of all the latest news on www.globaluniversityventuring.com for our subscribers.
Allied Minds cuts off funds to seven spinouts
Tinnitus Treatment Solutions and food standards and sanitation company RF Biocidics are among the casualties of the $146.6m writedown, with capital being diverted to more promising subsidiaries.
Soci campaigns for $8.5m series A
The round will fund the social media management startup’s sales and marketing efforts and expand R&D.
Darpa helps implant $10m in Synchron
Darpa is among the investors in Synchron, which is looking to trial minimally-invasive neural interface technology based on research conducted at Melbourne University.
Stanford University is part of a consortium of investors that have put $13m into ActionIQ.
Kansas educates future investors
Students in Kansas City are set to benefit from the Kansas City University Venture Program, which aims to create a pipeline of early-stage investors.
The university has partnered venture firm Rethink Education to launch a seed fund targeting edtech startups working to expand educational access.
Universities say ‘yes’ to corporate collaboration
Having long-term, supportive investors, such as university and corporate venturing funds, give probably the best chance that truly groundbreaking ideas can change the world.
Deal net: 27 March – 7 April 2017
The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up all the latest smaller deals and tracks emerging companies accessing university funds.
