Highlander Venture Fund has made its second investment, selecting Sensorygen as its latest portfolio company.

Sensorygen, a US-based mosquito repellent developer spun out from University of California (UC), Riverside, has received $50,000 in capital from Highlander Venture Fund (HVF).

HVF, a VC fund aimed at the institution’s ecosystem, has the option to provide Sensorygen with another $450,000, according to the fund’s managing director, Dave Schwab.

The deal marks the second investment for Highlander, following a $250,000 investment in US-based life science tools developer NanoCellect in January 2018. Schwab expects the fund to make additional commitments…

Subscribe to go deeper

GCV subscribers get access to all our proprietary data and deep-dive articles, as well as the global directory of CVC investors.



Not sure if you have a subscription?