if they are prepared as they seem, they are already keeping contacts with them. it should be important also for them.
And so, if they still know nothing it isn't going right. But these are just suppositions and nothing more. I'll wait for some real news.
maybe they have some manifestations of interest or even agreements, but these may be private information.
If Harvard comes to me to tell me: cool product! I like it and maybe I will use it, I don't think I will keep the secret.
is not that simple! some agreement are secret for a certain time and maybe there are good reasons still unspoken to keep the secret.
I don't know... It could be useful for Kapu to reach fundraising's goal and to promote their technlogy. I just don't see side effects.
there could be a lot of reasons to not divulgate information about their potential partners, first of all, don't expose them before the ico's end or the end of the development phase.