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

Solar Foods, developer of a method of creating protein from air, has increased a series A round led by strategic partner Fazer Group to $20.7m.

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

Centerbridge has led a $178m round as part of a primary and secondary share purchase that will give it a majority stake in the Aegon and Transamerica-backed lending platform.

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

UVC Partners has backed what appears to be financial document processing software company Hypatos's first funding round.

Randstad Innovation Fund managing partners Paul Jacquin and Ilonka Jankovich have co-founded Taptrove, which will expand the thesis of the corporate fund.

Ascential, Akamai, Experian, ITV and Xandr all invested as the marketing data sharing platform raised $15.1m to help it expand in North America and Europe.

ETH Zurich-founded carbon capture system producer Climeworks has added $35m to its latest round to fund further business growth.

Pistor-backed organic grocery distributor Farmy has secured $10.9m that will help it expand its distribution, warehouse and marketing capabilities.