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Tag: Spinouts
Video: Midlands Mindforge seeks VC partners for UK spinout fund
The fund is raising an initial £150m to finance deep tech startups from eight universities in the UK Midlands.
Video: University of Cambridge seeks fivefold increase in venture capital investment
Cambridge has a plan to boost outside investment in order to expand its technology ecosystem.
UK universities create fast track for new materials breakthroughs
Matcelerate Zero that brings together university research and corporates to speed up commercialisation of technologies seeks three industry partners to join the partnership.
Six ways to increase university spinout success
Spinout creation rates vary wildly at universities and intelligent capital and corporate partners have a big role in changing the numbers.
Video: Can the north of England create a Silicon Valley?
The university cities of Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds have formed the beginnings of a startup ecosystem with their partnership in investment fund Northern Gritstone.