Perhaps the only way for university venturing to go after a truly astounding first half the year was always in the same direction. And with 273 investments worth a combined $10.6bn, the months of July, August and September did not disappoint.

The total for the year now stands at 848 deals, not too far off the 1,010 count for all of last year. It means an average of just 54 deals every month for the final quarter is needed to…

Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.