Investment
University spinouts doubled fundraising in the last decade
Countries like Germany, Switzerland and Japan have benefitted from an explosive growth in capital, but the US still dominates and the UK risks being left behind, our in-depth analysis shows.
Cleerly captures investors’ hearts in $192m series C
Launched just a year ago to build on work at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Cleerly has now closed an oversubscribed series C round.
CardiaTec captures $1.7m
Cambridge Enterprise has put cash into CardiaTec Biosciences in a pre-seed round that marks the inaugural deal for Laidlaw Scholars Ventures.
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.
ReCode registers $120m series B extension
UT Southwestern Medical Center spinout ReCode Therapeutics has now raised a total of $200m in its series B round from investors including Osage University Partners.
Zap Energy zips to $160m series C
University of Washington spinout Zap Energy is working on building a cheap, scalable fusion reactor generating low cost and carbon free energy.
MicroTransponder manifests $53m series E
Osage University Partners has added MicroTransponder to a small but mightly portfolio of medical device companies.
Elypta elicits $21m series A
Chalmers spinout Elypta is working on a metabolism-based liquid biopsy for early cancer detection that it hopes will catch any type of the disease.
Other News
Deals: June 1, 2022
Orphan CNS therapy developer Minoryx Therapeutics closed a $54.8m series C and MIT's The Engine co-led a $10.5m seed round for Foundation Alloy.
Deals: May 31, 2022
ZGT has raised $48m from Tsinghua Holdings Capital, CAS Star and others, while University of Cambridge spinout Colorifix has pocketed $22.7m.
Deals: May 27, 2022
The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem.
Deals: May 26, 2022
The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem.
Finn finds way to $110m series B
UVC Partners has taken part in the round, which will allow Finn to expand further across the US while bolstering its market position in Europe.
Deals: May 24, 2022
The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem.
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Global University Venturing (GUV) is where tech transfer, academic and investment experts meet to explore the latest ideas and technologies driving innovation forward. We drive the discussions and share best practices that are critical to the success of spinouts, scaleouts and innovation programmes. Our aim is to help improve the processes of bringing innovations from academia to global markets and facilitate their integration into the broader business ecosystem.
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