Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Ambi Robotics, a US-based picking robots technology developer spun out of University of California, Berkeley, has emerged from stealth with $6.1m in seed financing co-led by the university-backed House Fund, Bow Capital and Vertex Ventures. Ambi Robotics was originally known as Ambidextrous and is based on work by co-founder Ken Goldberg, a professor in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.
PBD Biotech, a UK-based developer of a diagnostic test for bovine tuberculosis spun out of University of Nottingham, has obtained £2.3m ($3.2m) in a round involving the institution. The round was led by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, managed by Mercia and Foresight Group, the UK government-owned Future Fund and assorted private backers.
Tryeting, a Japan-based artificial intelligence technology developer spun out of Nagoya University, has received ¥350m ($3.2m) from investors including TFHD Open Innovation Program, a vehicle for rail operator Tokyu Group’s Tokyu Land Corporation…
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).
