A round up of all the latest news on www.globaluniversityventuring.com for our subscribers.
It is easier than ever for corporates to connect with universities
Robin Knight, co-founder of In-Part, responds to an earlier GUV editorial that looked at university-industry collaboration and finds much to celebrate.
High-Tech Gründerfonds and the European Investment Fund are part of a consortium that has put a seven-digit sum in Düsseldorf spinout Numaferm.
Solovis surfaces series A assets
Multi-asset class portfolio management platform Solovis has secured $8m from a consortium that included existing backer Northwestern University.
Investors throw $740,000 into Abyss
Based on research conducted at Sydney University, Abyss Solutions is working on robotics technology to detect damage to in-water infrastructure.
SiFive customises $8.5m series B
Osage University Partners has contributed to a second funding round for SiFive, which produces semiconductor technology developed by UC Berkeley researchers.
BridgeSat downloads $6m series A
Allied Minds-backed satellite communication technology developer BridgeSat has closed a $6m series A round.
Smart Antenna connects to Far East
The Birmingham spinout, which became the first to raise money from the university’s Spinout Investment Fund in January, is expanding into Taiwan.
