The energy provider's National Grid Partners unit has deployed a total of $24m to Cogniac, AptEdge, Finite State, TS Conductor, Sync Computing and Risilience

Corporate-backed financial remittance network operator Lightnet netted over $48m while Callaway Golf Company invested $30m in indoor golfing chain Five Iron Golf.

Cell therapy developer Hopstem completed a $40m Eli Lilly-backed series B round while cybersecurity technology developer SlashNext secured $26m from investors including Telia and Ayala Group.

Wells Fargo Strategic Capital took part in a $52.5m round for digital mortgage platform developer Maxwell while corporate-backed music distributor UnitedMasters closed a $50m series C.

Cybersecurity software developer Sonrai Security, small business insurance provider Coterie and fashion brand Love, Bonito each raised $50m in corporate-backed rounds.

Voltage regulator producer Empower closed a $45m round featuring Samsung Catalyst Fund while Swisscom and Six-backed spend management software provider Yokoy raised $26m.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

American Family Ventures and Harmon Brothers Ad Ventures helped the business health insurance provider boost its latest round to $40.8m.

Online insurance provider Justos raised $35.8m in a SoftBank-led series A round while social game studio GreenPark Sports closed a $31m series B that included Alameda Research.

Automated driving software developer Jimu Intelligent raised over $31m from investors including UMC Capital and Avic Pingshan while Lockheed Martin took part in gyroscope technology developer Anello's $28m round.