Innovus

company

About

Innovus is the university industry interaction and innovation company of Stellenbosch University.

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Highlights

Details

Industries
Innovation Management
Founded date
Jan 1, 1999
Number Of Employee
1 - 10
Operating Status
Active

Innovus is the university industry interaction and innovation company of Stellenbosch University.

Innovus is responsible for technology transfer, entrepreneurial support and development, and innovation at the university. They manage the commercialisation of the University’s innovation and intellectual property portfolio through patenting, licensing and the formation of spin-out companies. Innovus is also responsible for all intellectual property and commercialisation aspects in research agreements.

Through their LaunchLab business incubator, they offer various services to and opportunities for entrepreneurs. In addition to this their equity holding in the Innovus group of companies is a valuable asset for the university.

The University’s Short Courses and Copyright division also falls under Innovus.

The company has also been tasked with managing football at Stellenbosch University.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
3
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Innovus has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 11, 2017, when Custos Media Technologies raised R1.70M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Seed R1.70M Bitcoin
Series Unknown Bitcoin
Seed Bitcoin