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University of Tokyo investment arm forms deeptech fund

University of Tokyo’s third investment fund reached a first close with capital from Tokyu Land and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Apr 25, 2024

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to form $10m investment unit

The university’s new unit, which includes incubator, startup fund and brain trust, will be led by assistant vice president Joshua Espinosa.

Apr 23, 2024

University of California's Bow Capital appoints Chan as CFO

James Chan, who holds a similar position at other funds, has joined the investment firm affiliated with the University of California.

Apr 23, 2024

Quantinuum's $300m round shows growing corporate bets on quantum

Backed by JPMorgan Chase, Honeywell, Amgen, Mitsui & Co, Quantinuum is working both on quantum hardware and software — and is now one of the biggest players in the field.

Jan 19, 2024

Resistance is futile: seven superconductor companies that want to change the world

From healthcare to fusion to quantum computing to space, superconductors have the potential to revolutionise the world. And the technology is finally ready to commercialise.

Nov 6, 2023

How Equal1 is building a desktop quantum computer

University College Dublin spinout Equal1 has created a programmable quantum chip manufactured on a low-cost foundry CMOS process.

Jun 14, 2023

8 quantum spinouts breaking new ground

From a diamond-based, room temperature quantum computer to a unified programming language, here are eight quantum technologies of note.

May 24, 2023

10 spinouts to watch: March 2023

Regrowing limbs, a cure for AML found at the bottom of the ocean and software for data centres to use 25% less energy are all more science than fiction thanks to these 10 spinouts.

Mar 20, 2023

Other News

10 spinouts to watch: January 2023

How do you stop AI from being racist? What if you could diagnose autism at birth using a single strand of hair? Here are 10 spinouts doing this and more.

Jan 18, 2023

10 spinouts to watch: December 2022

Enzymes to infinitely recycle plastic, a way to make green ammonia and an app to detect early Alzheimer's are among this month's noteworthy technologies.

Dec 12, 2022

10 spinouts to watch: November 2022

Cures for HIV and blurred vision and using cosmic rays to monitor nuclear waste drums are on our list of recent promising university spinouts.

Nov 21, 2022

10 spinouts to watch: September 2022

Spinouts working on ketamine-based therapeutics, regenerative medicines for dogs and better sleep are among those that caught our eye this month.

Sep 14, 2022

Oculi eyes computer vision revolution

Charbel Rizk has spun Oculi out of Johns Hopkins University to commercialise technology that gives computer vision the capabilities of the human eye.

Sep 6, 2022

OQC heads to Japan after $46m series A

Oxford Quantum Circuits' series A round is already among the largest for a European quantum company and could still go higher.

Jul 5, 2022

Editor's Picks

Corporate AI funds: The list

Wondering which corporate venturers have specialist investment funds for artificial intelligence? Here is the list of traditional funds and new units, offshoots and accelerators.

Oct 29, 2024

Sony and Intel back company making key part for next wave of…

UK smartphone camera component developer Cambridge Mechatronics’ latest round featured strategic investors Sony Ventures and Intel Capital.

Feb 13, 2024

Data problem slows corporate investment in AI

Adequate data collection and processing are not yet in place to ensure AI-based large language models will be useful to industry.

Aug 23, 2023

Bigger than the internet: Why corporates need to place bets on gen…

The valuations of generative AI startups are high and the tech is still untested, but corporate investors should still take some early bets.

Aug 11, 2023
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