Nordics
-
Swedish government puts SEK40 million into university holding companies
Sweden’s university holding companies act as the commercialisation and investment arm of their respective institutions.
-
PSV Hafnium closes €60 million fund
The fund was launched in 2024 with an initial €55 million and a hard cap of €80 million, closing at the lower end of the scale.
-
Mikkel Sørensen steps down from DTU Skylab to focus on SkyFactory
After twelve years with TU Denmark’s innovation hub Skylab, Mikkel Sørensen is putting his focus on the new DTU SkyFactory.
-
University of Eastern Finland bets on local funds to supercharge commercialisation
The University of Eastern Finland is increasing its support for spinouts by backing only funds with a focus on the regional innovation ecosystem.
-
Stockholm universities launch Trio Impact Invest
Karolinska Institute, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University have joined forces to launch an early-stage venture fund.
-
Friday Five: Stop metastasis, sync fleets, sterilise surfaces
Block Biosciences, FleetMQ, Molecular Sustainable Solutions, OnTracx, and TransHumanity make up this week’s selection of spinouts to watch.
-
Friday Five: Agate Sensors, Detechgene, Data Revival, SenseAI Vision, xCystence Bio
The Friday Five series is back after the summer break, and we’re kicking things off with an array of spinouts that just so happen to all be operating within the life sciences.
-
Tech transfer office Inven2 helps launch Aleap Ventures
The University of Oslo’s tech transfer office Inven2 is among the investors in Aleap Ventures, which will invest in life sciences spinouts.
-
Aarhus launches Delphinus Venture Capital
Aarhus University Research Foundation has partnered with Heartland, Norlys, and Salling Group to launch the evergreen fund.
-
Friday Five: Aspecthera, Axiles, LayerLogic, Orinova, Peach Cars
We take a look at some of the early-stage spinouts that caught our eye. This week: Aspecthera, Axiles, LayerLogic, Orinova, Peach Cars
-
Chalmers Ventures appoints Jenny Dahlberg as CFO
Jenny Dahlberg succeeds Emma Siljeäng, who stepped down earlier this week after a decade working for the Swedish university venture fund..
-
Emma Siljeäng leaves Chalmers Ventures after a decade
Chalmers Ventures CFO Emma Siljeäng stepped down today, having been with the university venture fund since its inception in 2015.
