Post-acquisition, the DMGT-backed online vehicle marketplace's valuation will be nearly three times that of its last funding round five months ago.

Heidelberg Instruments Mikrotechnik has acquired the Fraunhofer spinout for an undisclosed sum.

The Tencent-backed vertical take-off and landing jet developer is joining forces with the Nasdaq-listed Qell Acquisition Corp.

Novo, Sanofi and Merck & Co all scored exits as the cancer drug developer, which had been spun off by Biox Biosciences, floated in a $101m offering.

Queen’s University Belfast’s tech transfer office has launched a fund in partnership with Sapphire Capital Partners to invest in its spinouts.

The Finaves-backed developer of brain implant technology based on research from University of Manchester has secured series A funding.

GV led the first disclosed round for the anti-viral nasal spray developer, investing $47.2m together with F-Prime Capital, Casdin Capital and Brook Byers.

Marui Group, Q’sfix and Giftee have contributed to a $13.7m first close that represents half of the fund's target for its final close.

UniCredit, Swedbank, Groupe BPCE and Íslandsbanki contributed to an $11.8m round that took the banking software provider's total funding past $55m.

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