Huawei has been revealed as an LP in Oxford Sciences Innovation, having made its investment late last year before the university decided to block the corporate from philanthropic donations.
Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), the university venture fund of University of Oxford, has added China-based telecoms equipment and services provider Huawei as a limited partner, the Financial Times reported yesterday.
Huawei is believed to have bought 4.1 million shares over the previous year, through a Dutch subsidiary called Huawei Technologies Cooeperatief, taking its stake to about 0.7%. Huawei has never been listed on OSI’s website as a backer.
The deal was concluded late last year before University of…
