Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Xampla, a UK-based producer of plant protein-derived materials spun out of University of Cambridge, has closed a £6.2m ($8.4m) seed round led by Horizons Ventures that featured Cambridge Enterprise, the institution’s tech transfer office, in addition to Amadeus Capital Partners and Sky Ocean Ventures, the impact-focused investment arm of media and broadcasting group Sky. Founded in 2018, Xampla is looking to produce alternatives to microplastics and single-use plastics in a bid to reduce ocean water pollution and injuries to aquatic…
