University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Overview

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the 40 best universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s West Coast spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. Its entrepreneurial perspective encourages students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.

As one of the world’s top research universities, for more than a century the University of British Columbia has created positive change here and abroad. Today, centered on our two major campuses — the Vancouver campus and the Okanagan campus — we attract, nurture and proactively transform more than 58,000 students from Canada and 140 countries.

Highlights

Founded

1908

Industry

Education

Employees

10001+

Investment

4

Lead Investment

0

Exits

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Stages

Seed

Investor Type

N/A

Location

North America

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

University of British Columbia, established in 1908 and headquartered in North America., specializes in Seed investments across Nanotechnology, Incubators, Funding Platform, Biotechnology, Product Design, Personal Health, Cosmetics, Communities, Food and Beverage, Environmental Consulting. Their recent investments include Sonus Microsystems, HATCH ventures, Rhyme Biotechnology, Mugshare, Brighter Investment. The highest investment round they participated in was $48.0K. Among their most notable exits are Sonus Microsystems and HATCH ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Gail Murphy

Vice-President Research and Innovation

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Shervin Teymouri

Adjunct Professor, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering

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Jeff Paine

Assistant Golf Coach (Mental, Performance, and Equipment Fitting)

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Gene Moo Lee

Associate Professor

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Daniel Schwartz

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Michael Hayden

Killam Professor

Investment portfolio

University of British Columbia has made 4 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 01, 2018, when Mugshare raised $4.0K.

investments

4

Diversity investments

0

Lead investments

0

Number of exits

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Investments

4

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Mar 01, 2018
Brighter Investment Brighter Investment
Financial Servicesnull
Sep 01, 2018
Mugshare Mugshare
Communities4.0K
Jan 01, 2019
Rhyme Biotechnology Rhyme Biotechnology
Biotechnologynull
Jan 01, 2020
Sonus Microsystems Sonus Microsystems
Nanotechnologynull

Exits

0

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

4

Investors

6

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

4

University of British Columbia has raised 4 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 01, 2020 from a Pre Seed Round - Sonus Microsystems round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Mar 01, 2018
Seed Round - Brighter Investment Seed Round - Brighter Investment
-0-
Sep 01, 2018
Pre Seed Round - Mugshare Pre Seed Round - Mugshare
-4.0K-
Jan 01, 2019
Pre Seed Round - Rhyme Biotechnology Pre Seed Round - Rhyme Biotechnology
-0-
Jan 01, 2020
Pre Seed Round - Sonus Microsystems Pre Seed Round - Sonus Microsystems
-0-

Investors

9

University of British Columbia is funded by 9 investor(s). Pacific Economic Development Canada and Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) Kantor are the most recent investors.

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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