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

The digital payment technology developer's overall funding funding passed $84m with financing from Paypal Ventures.

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

Europe-wide venture firm Speedinvest has now assembled $225m for its latest fund, which will target pre-seed and seed investments.

UCL and Francis Crick-founded Achilles has secured $69.9m in its series C round.

Europe-wide venture firm Speedinvest has now assembled $225m for its latest fund, also backed by Université PSL and targeting pre-seed and seed investments.

Telefónica Tech Ventures and Bankinter invested in an $11.9m round that will drive international growth for the anti-piracy software producer.

Hyundai, Kia and UPS will retain stakes in the electric vehicle developer, which is merging with publicly-listed CIIG Merger Corp at a $5.4bn combined valuation.

EPFL’s chip-link technology provider has added more than $36m to a Swisscom-backed round that now totals $92.3m, taking its total funding to almost $133m.

The chip-link technology provider has added more than $36m to a Swisscom-backed round that now totals $92.3m, taking its total funding to almost $133m.