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South Africa's Stocks & Strauss University Technology Fund surpasses $42M

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South Africa's Stocks & Strauss has expanded its University Technology Fund platform past $42 million, reflecting growing institutional appetite for deep-tech intellectual property commercialisation linked to university research. The milestone signals a maturing university-industry investment model in the South African innovation ecosystem.

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SA’s Stocks & Strauss expands University Technology Fund platform past $42m · disruptafrica.com · T1

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South Africa Deep-Tech Fund Tops $42M
South Africa's Stocks & Strauss has expanded its University Technology Fund platform past $42 million, reflecting growing institutional appetite for deep-tech intellectual property commercialisation linked to university research. The milestone signals a maturing university-industry investment model in the South African innovation ecosystem.