https://pitchbook.com/tag/universities universities en-US Fri, 01 May 2026 16:47:39 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-hunger-for-deep-tech-sees-uni-spinouts-claim-record-share-of-european-investment As venture funding on the continent rises, spinouts' portion of dealmaking is also going up. Fri, 01 May 2026 16:47:39 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-hunger-for-deep-tech-sees-uni-spinouts-claim-record-share-of-european-investment https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/utah-endowments-ocio-contract-raises-conflict-of-interest-concerns Cynosure Capital Management, its new outsourced chief investment officer, is founded by members of one of the state's richest families. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/utah-endowments-ocio-contract-raises-conflict-of-interest-concerns https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/is-an-mba-still-worth-it-if-you-want-to-make-it-in-vc The value prop of an MBA degree is less certain in venture than it used to be. But the pipeline is still going strong. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:38:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/is-an-mba-still-worth-it-if-you-want-to-make-it-in-vc https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/tax-rate-hike-leaves-endowments-at-ease The final excise tax on endowment investment income is a welcome relief for institutions under pressure from low distributions and funding cuts. Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/tax-rate-hike-leaves-endowments-at-ease https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/harvard-to-lose-tax-exempt-status-trump-says The threat may influence university endowments to slow allocations. Fri, 02 May 2025 22:08:17 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/harvard-to-lose-tax-exempt-status-trump-says https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/elite-university-endowments-confront-a-parade-of-horribles Endowments look to liquidate hedge fund commitments amid Trump administration's funding pullback and the threat of a tax rate hike. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 22:15:26 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/elite-university-endowments-confront-a-parade-of-horribles https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/federal-funding-cuts-could-destroy-lab-grown-startups In 2023, federal sources accounted for more than half of the total $108 billion that U.S. academic institutions spent on R&D. Much of that spending is at risk. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:13:06 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/federal-funding-cuts-could-destroy-lab-grown-startups https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/tulanes-deputy-cio-departs-endowment-for-commonfunds-outsourced-cio-unit Commonfund's $16 billion outsourced CIO solutions business appointed former Tulane investor Julia Mord as its chief investor. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:02:45 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/tulanes-deputy-cio-departs-endowment-for-commonfunds-outsourced-cio-unit