# Universities

The fastest-growing spinout teams in Europe
Analysis
October 8, 2024
The fastest-growing spinout teams in Europe
Europe has some of the best technical universities in the world — from ETH Zurich and UCL to Oxford and TUM — here are the companies they’ve spun out that are hiring the most
Tom Nugent
Seedcamp, Balderton and Kindred-backer Legal & General is doubling down on spinout investments
Interview
September 27, 2024
Seedcamp, Balderton and Kindred-backer Legal & General is doubling down on spinout investments
The insurance giant is keen to back more spinout startups — and the VC funds that invest in them
Tom Nugent
Creandum gets US university backing - will Europe follow suit?
Analysis
June 5, 2024
Creandum gets US university backing - will Europe follow suit?
While pension funds being deployed into VC is common in places like the Nordics — it's rare to see endowments backing firms
Mimi Billing
How can German universities produce more spinouts?
Analysis
May 29, 2024
How can German universities produce more spinouts?
Experts say Germany's research quality is on par with the US — but it falls short when it comes to commercialising and scaling
Miriam Partington
Why some investors will only back founders with MBAs
Analysis
March 1, 2024
Why some investors will only back founders with MBAs
Is it a problem for investors to prioritise founders who can afford eye wateringly expensive business school courses?
Cristina Gallardo
Poland’s best engineering school has a new VC to back deeptech startups
Interview
February 14, 2024
Poland’s best engineering school has a new VC to back deeptech startups
The VC will offer small tickets but vast technical expertise and access to numerous research teams within the university
Zosia Wanat
UK spinout review “significant victory” for academic founders
News
November 21, 2023
UK spinout review “significant victory” for academic founders
The report outlines 11 recommendations geared towards bettering the process of commercialising the best research coming out of the UK’s universities
Tom Nugent
No European universities inside top 20 for alumni VC funding
Analysis
November 3, 2023
No European universities inside top 20 for alumni VC funding
Universities from the US dominate the new ranking from VC Runa Capital
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
How to fund a university spinout
Analysis
October 20, 2023
How to fund a university spinout
Four founders share the funding routes they took to finance their university spinout startups, from VC backing to grants
Kirstie Pickering
Spinout term sheets: Explained
Analysis
October 20, 2023
Spinout term sheets: Explained
From royalties to licensing terms, here's what first-time academic founders need to know
Kirstie Pickering
Tech Nation’s Gerard Grech to lead a new spinoff scheme at the University of Cambridge
News
October 9, 2023
Tech Nation’s Gerard Grech to lead a new spinoff scheme at the University of Cambridge
The scheme will soon offer accelerator programmes for spinouts at seed and pre-seed stage
Zosia Wanat
How can Europe move deeptech talent out of the lab?
Analysis
September 29, 2023
How can Europe move deeptech talent out of the lab?
How can Europe strengthen deeptech talent quality? Founders and investors share recommendations ahead of the Sifted Summit
Sophie Rowe
From spinout to soonicorn: 19 companies on the cusp of $1bn valuations
Analysis
September 15, 2023
From spinout to soonicorn: 19 companies on the cusp of $1bn valuations
The university spinouts vying for unicorn status
Sadia Nowshin
Which European universities boast the best-funded founders?
Analysis
September 13, 2023
Which European universities boast the best-funded founders?
Europe’s academic hotspots for founders that bring in funding
Sadia Nowshin
Britain rejoining Horizon Europe is disaster averted, nothing more
Opinion
September 8, 2023
Britain rejoining Horizon Europe is disaster averted, nothing more
Leaving the EU-funded research and innovation programme was a travesty and the reverberations will be felt for decades to come
Zoe Peden
What Britain’s return to EU science means for startups
Analysis
September 7, 2023
What Britain’s return to EU science means for startups
The UK announced on Thursday that it will rejoin the EU’s €95.5bn Horizon Europe programme
Cristina Gallardo
Dundee named UK’s top university for spinout success
News
September 4, 2023
Dundee named UK’s top university for spinout success
60% of the UK’s top 10 spinout universities lie outside the London-Cambridge-Oxford circuit
Tom Nugent
Uni.Fund raises €50m of new fund for university spinouts in Europe
News
July 4, 2023
Uni.Fund raises €50m of new fund for university spinouts in Europe
The Greek investor is looking to expand its portfolio across the continent
Tom Nugent
Backing your schoolmates: The alumni funds investing in Europe's university founders
Analysis
June 30, 2023
Backing your schoolmates: The alumni funds investing in Europe's university founders
Alumni funds have been around at places like MIT and Stanford in the US for a decade... but now the model is making its way to Europe
Tom Nugent
Sustainability is moving up the agenda for business schools — but how can it actually be impactful for startups?
Analysis
May 22, 2023
Sustainability is moving up the agenda for business schools — but how can it actually be impactful for startups?
Educators are looking at ways to tackle the ambiguity that exists around definitions and measurement
Sponsored by: HEC Paris
Snapshot of UK spinouts finds shrinking equity stakes and new university hubs
News
May 18, 2023
Snapshot of UK spinouts finds shrinking equity stakes and new university hubs
Cities like Manchester and Bristol are also emerging as attractive spinout hubs
Kabir Agarwal
How bad are Oxford University’s spinout policies?
Analysis
April 3, 2023
How bad are Oxford University’s spinout policies?
Oxford creates more spinouts than any other university in the UK, but it has created fewer big companies than Cambridge. Why?
Tim Smith
The secret to deeptech spinout success? Entrepreneurial ambition
Opinion
December 9, 2022
The secret to deeptech spinout success? Entrepreneurial ambition
Deeptech spinouts won't succeed with world class science alone — here's why they need entrepreneurial ambition, and what that looks like
Mike Dimelow
Ukrainian university launches country’s first fund for spinouts
Analysis
November 23, 2022
Ukrainian university launches country’s first fund for spinouts
University spinouts are typically concentrated in the UK and Western Europe — but one Ukrainian university is looking to change that
Daryna Antoniuk

# Universities

The fastest-growing spinout teams in Europe

Seedcamp, Balderton and Kindred-backer Legal & General is doubling down on spinout investments

Creandum gets US university backing - will Europe follow suit?

How can German universities produce more spinouts?

Why some investors will only back founders with MBAs

Poland’s best engineering school has a new VC to back deeptech startups

UK spinout review “significant victory” for academic founders

No European universities inside top 20 for alumni VC funding

How to fund a university spinout

Spinout term sheets: Explained

Tech Nation’s Gerard Grech to lead a new spinoff scheme at the University of Cambridge

How can Europe move deeptech talent out of the lab?

From spinout to soonicorn: 19 companies on the cusp of $1bn valuations

Which European universities boast the best-funded founders?

Britain rejoining Horizon Europe is disaster averted, nothing more

What Britain’s return to EU science means for startups

Dundee named UK’s top university for spinout success

Uni.Fund raises €50m of new fund for university spinouts in Europe

Backing your schoolmates: The alumni funds investing in Europe's university founders

Sustainability is moving up the agenda for business schools — but how can it actually be impactful for startups?

Snapshot of UK spinouts finds shrinking equity stakes and new university hubs

How bad are Oxford University’s spinout policies?

The secret to deeptech spinout success? Entrepreneurial ambition

Ukrainian university launches country’s first fund for spinouts