ARCH Venture Partners has school spirit, but not in the sense of pom poms and sophomoric jokes. In comments to Fortune, managing director Steven Lazarus noted: "We've found most of our projects by walking the halls at universities." Indeed, perhaps more than any other venture capital fund, AVP's investments are linked to academia. The origins of ARCH's university connection begin in 1980, when Congress passed laws to encourage more technology transfer from universities and labs to the private sector. Faculty resistance to the progr......

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