Cellular Agriculture was spun out of University of Bath in 2016 as the UK’s first startup in the cultured meat space, but its ambitions go far beyond a lab-grown burger.

Owlcam has been acquired by Xirgo Technologies for an undisclosed sum two years after emerging from stealth, having raised $28m from investors including CSAA.

Alphabet-backed meat substitute provider Impossible said it plans to use the series F funding to shore up against expected disruption by the coronavirus pandemic.

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

Online rewards platform developer ShopBack added $30m on to a Rakuten-backed round that will support the strengthening of its technology.

Fashion conglomerate TSI Holdings has backed a fund of undisclosed size launched by fashion tech-focused venture capital firm Lyra Ventures.

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

MIT Media Lab-affiliated E14 Fund has invested in the biomanufacturing software provider as part of a series A round led by Cultivian Sandbox Ventures.

Amrish Rau, who headed investments for PayU, has taken on the CEO role at corporate-backed merchant services provider Pine Labs.

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