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UCalgary creates first Canadian investment fund for child health startups
Mark LoweyNovember 18, 2020
The University of Calgary has created Canada's first pre-seed and seed-stage investment fund for spinoffs focused on child health. The new "UCeed" investment program also includes one of the country's few private equity funds managed by students.
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