The university cities of Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds have formed the beginnings of a startup ecosystem with their partnership in investment fund Northern Gritstone.
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GVR Pod: Building through change
Stanley Ventures’ Dina Routhier and Michael Mahan talk about the evolving investment landscape for building things.
The Big Deal: Avalanche looks to bring nuclear fusion to space
Avalanche Energy CEO Robin Langtry tells us why Toyota and Autodesk are investing in a nuclear fusion startup, and why its reactors are going to be used to power satellites.
The Big Deal: Mansa and Rock the Bells leverage a more diverse media landscape
Black-focused online streamer Mansa and hip hop content platform Rock the Bells both closed corporate-backed rounds this week, part of the changing face of new media.
GVR Pod: Putting money where the food is
Cargill Ventures unit chief Erin VanLanduit joins the Global Venturing Review to talk about the future of agtech and shifting consumer preferences.
GVR Pod: The future of commercial real estate
JLL Spark’s Raj Singh joins the Global Venturing Review to talk about how data, climate and hybrid work will transform commercial real estate.
Could a “smart toilet” solve the microbiome industry’s data problem?
BiomeSense, a University of Chicago spin out, wants to create a 10m record dataset for the microbiome sector.
Standard Metrics wants to automate the way investors track startup financials
Previous attempts to create financial reporting tech for startups have faltered, but is now the right time for this Slack-backed platform to try again?
Hitachi raises new $300m AI and Web3-focused fund
Hitachi’s third startup investment fund doubles its firepower to $600m. The team is looking to invest in Series A to C rounds.
SR One brings in other drug company investors to join GSK
GSK remains an investor in the new $600m Fund II, but with a smaller financial presence as SR One positions itself to connect startups to multiple companies across the pharmaceuticals sector.
The Big Deal: Pickup pockets $40m as coffee penetrates Southeast Asia
The Go-Ventures led series A comes after Pickup Coffee opened more than 60 locations in the Philippines in its first year, bringing together localisation and tech to fuel rapid growth.
MassMutual puts $100m into a second diversity-focused fund
The insurer is following up a $50m first fund with a sophomore vehicle that will continue to invest in Massachusetts-based startups along with those led by black founders.
Brazil’s Agrosmart wants to save the planet — one farm at a time
The corporate-backed startup informs more 100,000 farmers in Latin America about precise soil and climate conditions to optimise planting.
Krysiek becomes MassMutual Ventures’ latest managing partner
Massachusetts Mutual Life’s strategic investment arm has hired Timothy Krysiek, formerly a managing director at Equinor Ventures, to co-lead its $100m Climate Tech Fund.