University of Auckland’s commercialisation arm is among the latest backers for drone technology developer Dotterel, which raised approximately $500,000 last year.

Longwall Ventures has led a $2.8m seed round for University of Oxford’s newest spinout, quantum technologies-based sensor technology developer Oxford HighQ.

SEI Ventures will invest in seed-stage companies and give startups the opportunity to pilot their technologies across the privately-owned Strayer University and Capella University.

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

Idea Fund has provided seed capital for SciArt Software, a spinout of Wisconsin-Madison that has developed a weight reduction tool for engineering structures.

Oxford spinout Argonaut Therapeutics has received $2.6m from JW Pharmaceuticals in return for a 25% stake.

IU Philanthropic Venture Fund has committed $500,000 to a $2.2m bridge round for Nerx Biosciences, based on research at Indiana University.

Rogue Venture Partners, whose largest limited partner is Oregon State University, has led a $3.7m funding round for Lensabl.

Quark Venture and GF Securities have invested $1.9m in Sitka Biopharma, a spinout of University of British Columbia and Centre for Drug Research and Development.

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