Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Blue J, a Canada-based legal outcome prediction software spinout of University of Toronto, has picked up $9m in a series B round led by Generation Ventures, with participation from Relay Ventures, Mistral Venture Partners and LDV Partners. The company secured $7m in a series A round led by Relay, with participation from BDC Capital, LDV Partners and Mistral in 2018.
AnimalBiome, a US-based animal health company founded by researchers hailing from University of California (UC), Berkeley and UC Davis, has raised $8.6m in a series A round led by food company Cargill. The round also attracted R/GA Ventures on behalf of advertising agency R/GA, SOSV, Moai Capital, Digitalis Ventures and Michelson Found Animal Foundation.
MGA Thermal, an Australia-based modular energy storage blocks developer spun out of University of Newcastle (not to be confused with Newcastle University in the UK), has received A$8m ($5.9m) in funding led by…
Thierry Heles
Thierry Heles is the editor of Global University Venturing, host of the Beyond the Breakthrough interview podcast and responsible for the monthly GUV Gazette (sign up here for free).
