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Osage University Partners has added MicroTransponder to a small but mightly portfolio of medical device companies.
UC Berkeley spinout SiFive has fetched a $2.5bn valuation in a series F round that pushed its overall financing to more than $350m.
The plant-based food producer increased its overall funding to almost $2bn in a round that brought the Stanford-linked company’s valuation to a reported $7bn.
Kindred Ventures led the healthcare services provider's series E round, valuing it at $4.6bn.
Harvard spinout Emulate will use the cash to further develop its organ-on-a-chip technology, having now raised nearly $225m in total.
The Tsinghua-backed data storage company has secured backing from corporates Legend Holdings and Hundsun to further develop its technology.
UC Investments and the House Fund have invested in the data analytics software producer, which has been valued at $38bn in its series H round.
The UC Santa Barbara-launched food preservation technology developer’s latest round valued it at $2bn.
Tencent has led a series E round that reportedly tripled LMU Munich-linked Scalable Capital's valuation to $1.4bn.
The UVC Partners-backed bus and train service hiked its valuation to $3bn in a series G debt and equity round that will fund the expansion of its routes.
SoftBank has led the series E round, doubling MIT Media Labs spinout Formlabs’ valuation to $2bn in the process.
The industrial supplies provider has secured $220m overall after a series E round backed by Harvard Management Company.
Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Sony and Lego owner Kirkbi each supplied $1bn in funding for the video game publisher and technology provider, valuing it at $31.5bn.
The sports gear retailer has disclosed its largest round was led by the NFL and included the MLB, NHL and Paris Saint-Germain, at a $27bn valuation.
Axa Life Insurance contributed to a series F round which increased the corporate-backed satellite management and clearance service's total funding to $300m.
The plant-based food producer increased its overall funding to almost $2bn in a round backed by existing investors that could include GV.
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