UVC Partners returned to back Fazua together with the electric bike drive system maker's other existing investors and an EIB-run venture debt provider.

The factory robotics software provider has now raised more than $29m altogether, with iRobot and Comcast likely among the investors in its series B round.

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

Samsung Next and Commerzbank’s Main Incubator vehicle reinvested as part of the $12m equity portion of a $44.7m debt and equity round.

The passwordless access technology developer has closed an $18.3m round led by Comcast Ventures that included Samsung Next and existing backer Mastercard.

Mail.ru participated in a $10.6m round that will fund the expansion of investment research provider Atom's engineering, growth, marketing and operational teams.

Returning investors Agilent Technologies and Alexandria Venture Investments chipped into a $12.2m round for the DNA synthesis technology developer.

The voice-focused electronic component maker increased its overall funding to more than $90m, raising $19m in equity and debt financing.

The mortgage technology developer raised $15.3m in a round featuring Mitsubishi Estate, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa, West Holdings and Credit Saison.

University of Bristol-founded voice and intelligent control semiconductor developer Xmos has increased its total funding to $91m following a $19m round.