# University spinouts

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
Healthtech investor NLC announces new €20m fund to take startups from lab bench to exit
News
June 27, 2023
Healthtech investor NLC announces new €20m fund to take startups from lab bench to exit
It wants to close the funding gap for healthtech spinouts with the fund, which is targeting a €100m close
Mimi Billing
Deeptech VC Voima Ventures raises third fund of €90m
News
June 13, 2023
Deeptech VC Voima Ventures raises third fund of €90m
It's the Nordics' first deeptech spinout-focused fund
Mimi Billing
How Einstein's old stomping ground became Europe's spinout capital
Analysis
June 12, 2023
How Einstein's old stomping ground became Europe's spinout capital
ETH Zurich has spun out the most companies of all universities in Europe
Miriam Partington
King’s College spinout raises £6.5m seed round to make surgery safer
News
June 1, 2023
King’s College spinout raises £6.5m seed round to make surgery safer
The fresh raise will be used to grow the team and get regulatory clearance for its first product
Tom Nugent
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
ETH spinout ANYbotics raises $50m for AI-led robo workforce
News
May 16, 2023
ETH spinout ANYbotics raises $50m for AI-led robo workforce
Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital led the round, with participation from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners and Aramco Ventures
Tom Nugent
How to build a commercial culture at a deeptech spinout
Interview
May 16, 2023
How to build a commercial culture at a deeptech spinout
How do you turn a company of researchers into a team that know how to make a product?
Tim Smith
15 fastest-growing university spinouts in Europe
Analysis
May 12, 2023
15 fastest-growing university spinouts in Europe
From one spinout focused on neuro-therapeutics for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s to another building ultra fast charging electric vehicle batteries, these are the fastest-growing university spinouts
Tom Nugent
Spinouts and biotech: Vilnius’s startup ecosystem in numbers
Analysis
May 11, 2023
Spinouts and biotech: Vilnius’s startup ecosystem in numbers
From university spinouts to childcare policy, a variety of factors contribute to Vilnius’ startup boom
Sponsored by: Innovation Agency Lithuania
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
We’re too obsessed with spinouts. Here’s what Europe should be focused on
Opinion
March 29, 2023
We’re too obsessed with spinouts. Here’s what Europe should be focused on
Spinouts aren't the only way for scientific talent to make an impact in the tech scene
Stefanie Hock and Marius Almstedt
10 university spinouts to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
March 20, 2023
10 university spinouts to watch, according to VCs
From green space-propellant makers to canine osteoarthritis solvers, these could be Europe’s next big winners
Tom Nugent
QDNL Participations launches €15m quantum fund to help spinouts scale
News
March 2, 2023
QDNL Participations launches €15m quantum fund to help spinouts scale
It’s one of Europe’s first quantum dedicated funds
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds
News
March 1, 2023
Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds
€15m of the fund will go to the AI technology transfer fund and is part of a wider push from the Czech government to create a better environment for the country’s AI scientists to commercialise their research
Zosia Wanat
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
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
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
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
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

# University spinouts

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

Healthtech investor NLC announces new €20m fund to take startups from lab bench to exit

Deeptech VC Voima Ventures raises third fund of €90m

How Einstein's old stomping ground became Europe's spinout capital

King’s College spinout raises £6.5m seed round to make surgery safer

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

ETH spinout ANYbotics raises $50m for AI-led robo workforce

How to build a commercial culture at a deeptech spinout

15 fastest-growing university spinouts in Europe

Spinouts and biotech: Vilnius’s startup ecosystem in numbers

How bad are Oxford University’s spinout policies?

We’re too obsessed with spinouts. Here’s what Europe should be focused on

10 university spinouts to watch, according to VCs

QDNL Participations launches €15m quantum fund to help spinouts scale

Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds

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

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

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

Earlybird launches €75m fund for university spinouts

University spinouts: the system isn't broken