Consumer lending platform Twisto raised $15.6m from investors including ING and Uniqa, bringing its total equity financing to $23.5m.

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

The on-demand ride provider plans to expand from France into Central and West Africa following an Allianz and Mobivia-backed funding round.

Therachon, which had raised $100m from investors including Pfizer Ventures and Novo, has agreed to be acquired by Pfizer in a deal that could potentially reach $810m.

Promethera Biosciences has increased its series D round to $44.4m with a $33.1m Mitsui and Medipal-backed extension, adding to Itochu’s initial investment earlier this year.

University of Zurich spinout Vay Sports has launched having raised an undisclosed amount from investors including Swisscom and WelcomeAI.

Saint-Gobain has appointed a former investment director of performance materials at M Ventures, Sven Harmsen, as director of external ventures for its Nova subsidiary.

FreightHub increased its overall funding to more than $53m with a series B round co-led by Maersk Growth that will fund the online freight platform's expansion in Asia.

The app-based electric bicycle rental service will use the proceeds from the round, which was led by Denso New Mobility Group, to expand in the US.

The Raptor Group-backed eSports brand will use the capital from the series A round to launch its audio product line and expand in the US and Asia.