Fraunhofer Society has participated in a series B round for its solar wafer technology spinout, which also attracted Saudi Aramco.

Ben Luckett has ascended to chief innovation officer of Aviva while Ant Barker will oversee Aviva Ventures' activities.

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

V-Bio Ventures, the venture firm affiliated with VIB, will focus on healthcare and sustainable agriculture companies primarily in Belgium.

Cambridge and CRUK spinout Inivata has more than doubled its series C round to $60m following a $35m extension backed by IP Group.

James Wilkie has retired after 14 years of heading University of Birmingham Enterprise.

Copec’s Wind Ventures has joined existing backer Iberdrola to invest in a $39.8m round for the vehicle charging technology provider.

The 2021 Equinor and Techstars Energy Accelerator, which also counts Kongsberg and Capgemini as backers, has selected 10 companies for its newest batch.

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

SEB Alliance was among the participants in a round that will help the recipe publisher develop children's cooking kits along with a packaged goods offering.