Vorwerk Ventures returned to reinvest in the smart luggage developer as part of an $11.4m round that also featured Project A and Milano Investment Partners.

ETH Zurich spinouts lifted their total funding haul to $173.3m from $123.1m in 2017.

Big data technology developer GeoSpock more than doubled its overall funding to $24.5m in a $12.8m round co-led by Mitsui Fudosan.

Cambridge big data analytics spinout GeoSpock has now raised $24.5m from investors including Cambridge Innovation Capital and Parkwalk Advisors.

The Century Internet-backed broadband network technology provider has raised $14.6m in a round led by Qualcomm Ventures.

Investors including Nan Fung and Tekla Capital have increased the ophthalmic treatment developer's series B round to $35.9m, following a Novartis-led tranche a year ago.

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

UCL spinout Promethera Biosciences has received $11.3m in series D funding from Itochu and $16.6m in a convertible debt round backed by Sosei.

THC Ventures has led a $14.5m round that will fund Light Theto's R&D activities.

Existing backers Baidu Ventures and Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group contributed to a $14.5m round that will fund Light Theto's R&D activities.