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Assertion Partly supported
Thome: WARF's $15M Kellogg's licensing grew into a $2B–$3B portfolio
“They were able to license that first technology off to Kellogg's, and it ultimately generated something like fifteen million dollars that they were then able to invest, and that grew the portfolio that ended up being the, you know, two to three billion dollar …”
Carrie Thome Oct 19, 2020 ▶ 12:27 Carrie Thome – Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained at WARF and beyond (Capital Allocators, EP.160)
Assertion Supported
Thome: Wisconsin universities generate $1B in annual research with minimal VC funding
“Because the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the state universities, there's a billion dollar research spending every year, and there's just a fraction of venture capital that's dedicated to this.”
Carrie Thome Oct 19, 2020 ▶ 47:18 Carrie Thome – Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained at WARF and beyond (Capital Allocators, EP.160)
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