The body scanning equipment developer took its overall funding over the $10m mark in an Intel Capital-led series A round.
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Australia Post to deliver $14m to startups
The postal service will coordinate with Melbourne University for the fund, which will seek to invest in e-commerce companies.
Intel lasers in on KMLabs
Industrial laser developer KMLabs has raised $5.5m in an Intel Capital-led series A round that represents its first external funding.
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GCV looks to the future with Rising Stars
Global Corporate Venturing is proud to announce Rising Stars, a special report which will highlight the next generation of talent in the corporate venturing world.
Swiss lead the way in innovation
Swiss innovation like clockwork as Global Innovation Index 2015 report places Switzerland at the top of the table for fifth year running.
Building UK innovation links
Despite the great work undertaken by academia, corporates, and entrepreneurs in the UK to support the development of ideas into businesses, the UK still suffers from a lack of communication between individuals, organisations and clusters all engaged in the same innovative work.
OSI grows to £320m with Google’s backing
Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), Oxford University’s recently-launched university venturing fund, has exceeded its £300m ($474m) target to raise £320m with the backing of Google Ventures, internet company Google’s corporate venturing unit. Google Ventures was joined by Sir Charles Dunstone, the founder of phone retailer Carphone Warehouse, and a consortium of private investors. OSI’s existing backers… Continue reading OSI grows to £320m with Google’s backing
University Corner: Oxford launches world’s largest university venturing fund
Oxford can rarely be accused of failing to think big. Number one in the UK for its research impact and consistently scoring at the top of global rankings, the institution produces some of the best research and academic spin-outs in the world. In the past year and a half, Oxford saw 2014’s largest university spin-out… Continue reading University Corner: Oxford launches world’s largest university venturing fund
Corporates commit $140m to New York fund
Celgene and Eli Lilly are putting up $140m of the $150m available for Early-Stage Life Sciences Funding Initiative, which will fund New York biotech startups.
Sakti3 sucks up $15m from Dyson
Dyson made the investment as part of a $20m series C round that took the advanced battery maker’s funding to more than $50m.
Renaissance displays fundraising artistry for second fund
Whirlpool and Roush have joined backers including Ford, Meijer, Dow, Kellogg, CMS Energy and DTE Energy for the venture capital fund’s $79m second fund.
Deus ex machina? The evolution of AI
The continual development of artificial intelligence has the potential to change the course of human destiny, both for better and for worse. But what are the risks, and which universities are accelerating this evolution?
Stanford teams with GE on healthy data
GE Ventures has partnered with Stanford Health Care to launch Evidation Health, a big data startup with eyes on digital health which has raised $6m.