Cleantech

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

A2A has formed a corporate venturing arm with $78m in funding, including a commitment from Polytechnic University of Milan’s university venture fund Poli360.

A second US-China Green Fund equipped with $350m to $400m is expected to launch later this year with the backing of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

KCK has wholly acquired University of Edinburgh spinout Dukosi, which will continue to operate from its Scotland base ahead of a global expansion.

The Vantage Ventures incubator will aim to realise West Virginia University's goal of making West Virginia a startup powerhouse.

Goldwind, Legal & General and Equinor have all taken part in a series D that achieved a $41m first close and boosted the Oxford spinout’s total equity and debt to more than $118m.

VW will invest $100m in QuantumScape and form a joint venture with the Stanford spinout to develop batteries for long-range electric vehicles.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has unveiled an incubator that will provide funding, space and expertise to boost commercialisation activities on and off-campus.