WGU’s New U Venture Partners has a new accelerator intended to bridge the gap for seed-stage investees preparing to seek series A capital.

Alsa Ventures is targeting a $150m final close for its inaugural biotherapeutics fund, which has already backed university-linked companies.

Pureos Bioventures has backed five spinouts so far from its inaugural biotech-focused fund, which has reached its final close.

University of Chicago is among the limited partners for Kindred Capital’s second fund, which will invest in early-stage European startups.

The Dutch multi-university venture fund had targeted $70m for its latest fund but ended up attracting $82.5m from investors including Protix and Corbion.

The fund will back student-founded startups in Wisconsin under the management of a former member of UW-Madison's Office of Industrial Partnerships.

Queen Mary University of London has formed a venture capital fund to invest in social enterprises formed by students and graduates from diverse communities.

The accelerator has launched a seed fund helmed by the former program manager of a University of Sydney-run innovation program.

The French government has released an additional $21.5m in funding to the tech transfer office, which concurrently restructured its shareholding structure.

The Harvard-aligned firm surpassed its $100m target in a signal it has moved beyond the management rift that almost derailed its precursor.