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UK's University of Liverpool joins Northern Gritstone spinout investor

It becomes the fourth academic institution in the north of England to join the university spinout investor.


May 13, 2025

Cherie van Wensveen joins Australian spinout fund Uniseed

Van Wensveen worked in commercialisation at Austrialian government research organisation CSIRO for more more than three years before joining the ventures fund.

May 6, 2025

Herskowitz leaves Columbia tech transfer office after two decades

He will be joining the Mussallem Foundation to work on treatment for children with congenital heart disease.

May 2, 2025

US universities ramp up spinout fund creation as government cuts funding

The federal cuts to science and research funding mean US universities are leaning more on spinout funds and tech transfer offices to generate income.

Apr 29, 2025

VC launches UC Berkeley AI fund to offset federal research cuts

The pot of money will fund AI researchers as US universities face cuts to funding for science and research.

Apr 22, 2025

Parth Gundi joins UK spinout investor Northern Gritstone

Gundi joins Northern Gritstone at a time of capital expansion at the investment company.

Apr 22, 2025

Oxford university VC firm OSE raises $232m from banks

Oxford Science Enterprises has tapped the credit market to boost its capital as it anticipates an uptick in exits over the next few years.

Apr 15, 2025

UK financial services firm Aviva backs Northern Gritstone university fund

Aviva has expanded into university spinout investing following an earlier investment in the University of Cambridge's affiliated fund, Cambridge Innovation Capital.

Apr 10, 2025

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Australia's Monash University appoints Wahlqvist to lead pre-seed investment fund 

His background includes roles in strategy consulting, early-stage companies, venture capital and pharmaceuticals.

Apr 9, 2025

University of Sydney launches $15m spinout fund

The investment fund aims to close the gap in funding for university ventures after the proof-of-concept stage.

Apr 8, 2025

CVC investor Xiaoming Yin moves to Grit Ventures to back deep tech…

Yin will raise a fund to back deep tech developed at university labs in her new role.

Apr 1, 2025

UK VC Albion expands spinout investing across London universities

London universities are among the most prolific in the UK for producing spinouts but unlike Oxford and Cambridge, have lacked a single, dedicated organisation to promote spinout investment.

Mar 27, 2025

UK university spinout funding grows 38% year-on-year to $3.4bn - report

UK universities have also reduced their average equity stakes to new a new low.

Mar 26, 2025

Hong Kong university plans $77m biotech fund

Anchor investor Shanghai Industrial Investment targets opportunities in biomedical sectors, including neurodegeneration and gene therapy.

Mar 14, 2025

Features

Devine to leave Australian spinout investor Uniseed

The CEO of the university spinout fund is leaving at the end of this year.

Jun 13, 2025

Erin Keller to lead Georgia Institute of Technology’s foundation 

The foundation backs Georgia Institute of Technology's spinouts in areas including medtech, robotics, AI, marketplaces and defence.

Jun 3, 2025

Milltrust Ventures seeks corporates to back its $150m UK spinout fund

The VC firm is raising money from investors for its second UK spinout fund.

May 30, 2025

University of Chicago partners on $25m spinout fund

The US university has partnered with a Silicon Valley-based VC firm to manage the investment fund.

May 29, 2025

US biotech is under threat. Here’s what universities and investors should do…

Investors and university tech transfer should educate policymakers on the need for federal funds.

May 19, 2025

Canada's University of Waterloo launches $10m fund

Early-stage VC Velocity manage the independently run fund, which backs spinouts from the Canadian university.

May 14, 2025
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