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October 11, 2021

Earlybird launches €75m fund for university spinouts

The UNI-X fund will back European pre-seed and early-seed companies while cooperating with 45 professors from universities in the region.


Eleanor Warnock

3 min read

Earlybird UNI-X team

Three-quarters of the innovations developed by European universities are going to waste rather than being spun out as startups, says Earlybird, the German VC. 

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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