# Universities

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
Does Europe have a university spinout problem? Key takeaways from the Sifted Summit
Analysis
October 7, 2022
Does Europe have a university spinout problem? Key takeaways from the Sifted Summit
Data suggests that Europe’s spinout founders are dissatisfied with the process. But how much meat is there on the claims?
Tom Nugent
UKI2S gets £37m top up to support British energy, defence, biology spinouts
News
July 25, 2022
UKI2S gets £37m top up to support British energy, defence, biology spinouts
The fund has 52 active portfolio companies that have attracted over £730m of later stage investment
Zosia Wanat
Europe’s top 10 ‘unicorn universities’ 2022
Analysis
July 15, 2022
Europe’s top 10 ‘unicorn universities’ 2022
Here are the European universities whose founders have launched the most unicorns
Tom Nugent
UCL and Oxford are Europe's 'worst universities for spinouts'
Analysis
June 13, 2022
UCL and Oxford are Europe's 'worst universities for spinouts'
A new survey by Air Street Capital raises questions about the effectiveness of Europe’s university spinout system.
Zosia Wanat
University deeptech founders get backing of new early-stage VC fund
News
April 21, 2022
University deeptech founders get backing of new early-stage VC fund
The Creator Fund has the next generation of university deeptech startups in its sights and is set to expand into Europe later this year, led by a trained team of student investors
Tom Nugent
12 up-and-coming European university spinouts, according to VCs
Analysis
March 31, 2022
12 up-and-coming European university spinouts, according to VCs
Investors are beginning to take spinouts seriously. Here are the startups they’ve got their eye on.
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Europe needs its own alumni founder myths
Opinion
March 23, 2022
Europe needs its own alumni founder myths
Everyone can name alumni of Harvard and Stanford who have gone on to found famous startups. Why isn't that true in Europe?
Jack Chong
Should founders go to grad school?
Interview
December 17, 2021
Should founders go to grad school?
There’s no degree required to be a founder… but here’s how it can help.
Sponsored by: WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Earlybird launches €75m fund for university spinouts
News
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
Europe’s top 10 ‘unicorn universities’ 2021
Analysis
July 26, 2021
Europe’s top 10 ‘unicorn universities’ 2021
Here’s where Europe’s unicorn founders were schooled
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
University spinouts: the system isn't broken
Opinion
May 24, 2021
University spinouts: the system isn't broken
Do European universities' commercialisation systems really stymie innovation and hold back entrepreneurs?
Anne Lane

# Universities

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

Does Europe have a university spinout problem? Key takeaways from the Sifted Summit

UKI2S gets £37m top up to support British energy, defence, biology spinouts

Europe’s top 10 ‘unicorn universities’ 2022

UCL and Oxford are Europe's 'worst universities for spinouts'

University deeptech founders get backing of new early-stage VC fund

12 up-and-coming European university spinouts, according to VCs

Europe needs its own alumni founder myths

Should founders go to grad school?

Earlybird launches €75m fund for university spinouts

Europe’s top 10 ‘unicorn universities’ 2021

University spinouts: the system isn't broken