Scottish Equity Partners has contributed an undisclosed amount to the university's Strathclyde Entrepreneurs Fund, which backs startups founded by staff, students and alumni.

Venture capital firm Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has provided an undisclosed amount of capital to a fund that invests in companies run by those connected to Strathclyde University.

The Strathclyde Entrepreneurs Fund (SEF) offers early-stage investment to companies and ventures set up by the university’s students, staff and alumni.

Since its inception the fund has supported such companies as Cojengo, which produces apps enabling farmers in Africa to keep a check on their livestock’s state of health, and Pick…