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.

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

UK-listed water treatment and monitoring business Modern Water, an IP Group portfolio company, is to merge with Integumen in a deal valuing its stock at around $21.3m.

Seed investor Slack Fund returned for a series A round closed as Grid prepares to fully launch its advanced spreadsheet software.

Telia Ventures and Alibaba's eWTP Innovation Fund helped esports platform developer Challengermode boost its total funding to $18m.

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

NetScientific and EMV Capital have completed their merger to assemble a portfolio of 15 companies in healthcare, energy and industrial tech.