# University spinouts

12 ETH Zurich spinouts ready to raise Series A
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List
May 12, 2026
12 ETH Zurich spinouts ready to raise Series A
Zurich is capturing a lot of attention when it comes to Europe's deeptech ambitions
Oshin Narang
Europe’s startups should stop chasing grants
Opinion
April 28, 2026
Europe’s startups should stop chasing grants
There's never been a more important time for European science. But when it comes to financing those ambitions, we keep reaching for the wrong tools
Ale Maiano
Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boom
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Analysis
March 27, 2026
Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boom
A cohort of deeptech spinouts has investors hunting for deals in the historic UK city
Tom Nugent
27 European spinout labs to watch, according to investors
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Investor survey
January 29, 2026
27 European spinout labs to watch, according to investors
Europe’s brightest minds are turning their scientific research into companies
Tom Nugent
Shift in global dynamics a ‘gift’ for the UK, says Cambridge Enterprise CEO
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Interview
January 16, 2026
Shift in global dynamics a ‘gift’ for the UK, says Cambridge Enterprise CEO
One year into his job as head of Cambridge university’s tech transfer office, Jim Glasheen is backing the UK to capitalise on geopolitical headwinds
Tom Nugent
Earlybird partners launch €60m independent fund for deeptech university spinouts
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December 10, 2025
Earlybird partners launch €60m independent fund for deeptech university spinouts
U2V’s founders will remain partners at Earlybird, where they will manage existing portfolio companies
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
UK tops European spinout ranking — but US acquirers gain most from region’s exits
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November 20, 2025
UK tops European spinout ranking — but US acquirers gain most from region’s exits
Deeptech and life sciences M&A reached new peaks while IPOs ‘disappeared’, report finds
Tom Nugent
The cult of IP is distracting Europe’s spinout founders
Opinion
November 5, 2025
The cult of IP is distracting Europe’s spinout founders
When you start with the market, the mission and the team, the rest, including the right IP, will follow
Ale Maiano
Polytechnique Ventures raises €21m fund to back university founders
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October 21, 2025
Polytechnique Ventures raises €21m fund to back university founders
École Polytechnique ranks among France’s most prestigious engineering schools
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Creator Fund doubles down on PhD founders with $41m first close of new fund
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October 2, 2025
Creator Fund doubles down on PhD founders with $41m first close of new fund
The fund has backed spinouts from institutions across the continent, including the University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich and the Technical University of Munich
Tom Nugent
16 university spinouts to watch, according to VCs
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Investor survey
August 8, 2025
16 university spinouts to watch, according to VCs
Investors from B2venture, Earlybird, First Momentum and AlbionVC share their picks
Tom Nugent
Cambridge Innovation Capital commits £100m to spinouts, launches EIR programme
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August 1, 2025
Cambridge Innovation Capital commits £100m to spinouts, launches EIR programme
The Cambridge-based VC is aiming to get more research out of the lab and into the market
Tom Nugent
Germany doubling down on startup creation with 10 new startup factories
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July 10, 2025
Germany doubling down on startup creation with 10 new startup factories
Today, the 10 winners of the federal government’s “Startup Factory” competition were announced
Miriam Partington
'I feel like cancer will be treated like the flu': Conception X founder Riam Kanso on where Europe can win in tech
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The big interview
May 21, 2025
'I feel like cancer will be treated like the flu': Conception X founder Riam Kanso on where Europe can win in tech
The CEO of the PhD to founder programme says the top of the spinout funnel is broken — and has just raised money to fix it
Tom Nugent
Northern Gritstone pens partnership to back spinouts from the University of Liverpool
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May 13, 2025
Northern Gritstone pens partnership to back spinouts from the University of Liverpool
The partnership marks the north of England investor’s first spinout deal with a new university since launching in 2021
Tom Nugent
Oxbridge can make British startups great again
Opinion
May 6, 2025
Oxbridge can make British startups great again
Integrating learnings from successful collaborations between the likes of Stanford and UC Berkeley can turn the UK into a world-leading AI entrepreneurial hub
Udai Dhamija
UK aims to lure foreign talent as Trump cracks down on universities
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May 4, 2025
UK aims to lure foreign talent as Trump cracks down on universities
The scheme will aim to bring about 10 teams of researchers to the UK, with a view to expand if successful
Martin Coulter
UK university funding crisis could shrink talent pipeline and shut down spinouts, experts warn
Analysis
March 31, 2025
UK university funding crisis could shrink talent pipeline and shut down spinouts, experts warn
Rising costs and a decline in foreign students have exacerbated the funding shortfall
Martin Coulter
UK universities take record low spinout stakes: ‘But that’s only half the battle’
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March 25, 2025
UK universities take record low spinout stakes: ‘But that’s only half the battle’
Total funding for UK spinouts hit £2.6bn in 2024 as deal count drops
Tom Nugent
The US LPs backing European venture funds
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Analysis
March 7, 2025
The US LPs backing European venture funds
A number of endowments, foundations and fund of funds are investing in European VC
Anne Sraders
Inside the French founders factory churning out AI startups like Mistral and Hugging Face: ‘There are swarms of them’
Analysis
February 7, 2025
Inside the French founders factory churning out AI startups like Mistral and Hugging Face: ‘There are swarms of them’
Centuries-old engineering school École Polytechnique has been a breeding ground for AI talent
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The deeptech company builder with a ‘flavour of YC’ coming to the UK
Interview
February 5, 2025
The deeptech company builder with a ‘flavour of YC’ coming to the UK
US VC Fifty Years is bringing its company builder to the UK with funding from innovation agency ARIA — and it wants hundreds of scientists through its doors
Tom Nugent
92% of the UK’s Russell Group universities now have a university-affiliated venture fund for spinouts
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January 14, 2025
92% of the UK’s Russell Group universities now have a university-affiliated venture fund for spinouts
Spinouts are having a moment, as many investors are convinced the next unicorns will be led by academic founders
Tom Nugent
Investors scour Europe's universities for the next unicorn
Analysis
November 4, 2024
Investors scour Europe's universities for the next unicorn
At Stage Two, an annual spinout event in Berlin, companies showed why investors have been paying more attention to spinouts in recent years
Tom Nugent

# University spinouts

12 ETH Zurich spinouts ready to raise Series A

Europe’s startups should stop chasing grants

Investors hunt for ‘the next DeepMind’ in Oxford amid deeptech boom

27 European spinout labs to watch, according to investors

Shift in global dynamics a ‘gift’ for the UK, says Cambridge Enterprise CEO

Earlybird partners launch €60m independent fund for deeptech university spinouts

UK tops European spinout ranking — but US acquirers gain most from region’s exits

The cult of IP is distracting Europe’s spinout founders

Polytechnique Ventures raises €21m fund to back university founders

Creator Fund doubles down on PhD founders with $41m first close of new fund

16 university spinouts to watch, according to VCs

Cambridge Innovation Capital commits £100m to spinouts, launches EIR programme

Germany doubling down on startup creation with 10 new startup factories

'I feel like cancer will be treated like the flu': Conception X founder Riam Kanso on where Europe can win in tech

Northern Gritstone pens partnership to back spinouts from the University of Liverpool

Oxbridge can make British startups great again

UK aims to lure foreign talent as Trump cracks down on universities

UK university funding crisis could shrink talent pipeline and shut down spinouts, experts warn

UK universities take record low spinout stakes: ‘But that’s only half the battle’

The US LPs backing European venture funds

Inside the French founders factory churning out AI startups like Mistral and Hugging Face: ‘There are swarms of them’

The deeptech company builder with a ‘flavour of YC’ coming to the UK

92% of the UK’s Russell Group universities now have a university-affiliated venture fund for spinouts

Investors scour Europe's universities for the next unicorn