E3) Tech venturing and spinouts
Last updated on : 19 December 2025
Extract from TTO Handbook
Lectures from Workshops conducted by Venture Center as part of the FLCTD project supported by UNIDO-BEE-GEF
- 5 Days in person certificate course on “Technology Transfer in Practice”, Session 15 on “Venturing and spinouts” by Dr. Ashley Stevens, 19 June 2025 (Video) | (Slides)
- 5 Days in person certificate course on “Technology Transfer in Practice”, Session 16 on “Venturing and spinouts- Indian context” by Dr. Premnath V, 19 June 2025 (Video) | (Slides)
- 2 Days in person course on “Advanced Workshop on Tech Transfer”, Session 05 Lecture and Expert-led Discussion on “Structuring spinouts for success” by Dr. Richard Cahoon and Mr. John Fraser, 18 June 2025 (Video) | (Slides)
Exercises and case studies
- 5 Days in person certificate course on “Technology Transfer in Practice”, Exercise 5 on “Share progression chart” by Dr. Premnath V and Shruti Devasthali, 19 June 2025 (Case study) | Slide 28 onwards | (Exercise template)
- Lemelson-MIT Program (LMIT): “Case Study: Robert Langer”. 10 February 2021
Other Relevant Lectures
- AIM Prime, Session 6 on “Best practices in science entrepreneurship” by Dr. Ashley Stevens, 25 June 2021 (Video)
- Talk on “Launching of startups from CSIR/NCL”, Lecture on “Creating startups and spinouts from NCL” by Dr. Vijay Modepalli and Dr. Premnath V, 4 October 2021 (Slides)
- A webinar on “The Art of Cap Table” by Dr. Ashley Stevens, 19 November 2021 (Slides)
- Talk on “Technology Transfer and Venturing” by Dr. Ashley Stevens and Mr. Janak Nabar, 19 November 2022 (Video)
- All About Spin-outs!! (Wave 3 of Only One Theme) by Dr. Premnath V, 15 July 2025 (Video) | (Slides)
References and additional reading/viewing
- Y Combinator: Safe Financing Documents
- TechEx Venture Center: Only Anatomy of an Investment Agreement! (Part 10 of Only One Theme: Wave 2) (Video)
- TechEx Venture Center: Only Sale & Purchase Agreements for Mergers & Acquisitions! (Part 14 of Only One Theme: Wave 2) (Video)
- Journal of Commercial Biotechnology: “Capitalization- The Art of Cap Table”. Revised :1 March 2012
- UNeMed Corporation and Apax Partners: “Understanding Technology Transfer”
- Intellectual Property Management in Health and Agricultural Innovation: A Handbook of Best Practices: “Dealing with Spinout Companies”. Chapter 13.2. Volume 2. 2007 | Page 306 to Page 314
- Physics Today: The road from academia to entrepreneurship. Volume 74. Issue 10. October 2021
- Intellectual Property Management in Health and Agricultural Innovation: A Handbook of Best Practices: “New Companies to Commercialize IP: Should You Spinout or Start-up?”. Chapter 13.5. Volume 2. 2007 | Page 330 to Page 338
- National Bureau of Economic Research: “Of Academics and Creative Destruction: Startup Advantage in the Process of Innovation“. August 2022
Credits
- Page Editor: Shruti Devasthali
- Expert Lecturers: Richard Cahoon, Ashley Stevens, Premnath Venugopalan
- Contributors: Meghana Bhandari, Richard Cahoon, Shruti Devasthali, John Fraser, Vijay Modepalli, Janak Nabar, Ashley Stevens, Premnath Venugopalan
- Chief Editor: Premnath Venugopalan
* Names of expert lecturers & contributors arranged in alphabetical order of the first letter of their last name.
About the Tech Transfer Online Manual
This manual is meant as a practical guide for practicing technology transfer professionals in academic and research institutions. The manual focuses on practical insights for practitioners from other practitioners. This manual was created by Venture Center’s Regional Tech Transfer Office (supported by BIRAC/ NBM) called TechEx.in as part of the FLCTD project of the UNIDO supported by UNIDO, BEE and GEF.
Version no: 1 : As of 16 August 2025
About the Contributors
This manual is the collective effort of several tech transfer experts and practitioners (names mentioned in alphabetical order of the first letter of their last name) including International Experts (Richard Cahoon, John Fraser, Ashley Stevens), Indian Experts (Aravind Chinchure, Rajkumar Hirwani, Anuradha Narasimhan, Hiran Vedam, Premnath Venugopalan), TechEx.in team (Pradnya Aradhye, Meghana Bhandari, Shruti Devasthali, Neha Jacob, Archana Joshi, Niruta Killedar, Manasi Lele, Mugdha Lele, Kavita Parekh, Vedang Pawar, Manisha Premnath, Vidula Walimbe) and the UNIDO team (Nitesh Kaushik, Sandeep Tandon). This manual has been created under the FLCTD project of UNIDO led by Gerswynn Mckuur supported by UNIDO, BEE and GEF.
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