Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Axora, the UK-based operator of an online marketplace for digital industrial technology products, raised more than $10m in private placements on Tuesday from investors including commodity supplier Traxys, consulting firm Boston Consulting Group, investment bank Société Générale and a vehicle called ABCP fund. The capital will help the company expand its core platform along with the range of products it offers.

US-based digital trading software provider Alplaca has received $10m in a series A round led by Portag3, a venture…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.