The round, reportedly the largest ever for a France-based financial technology developer, took the total raised by the business banking app developer to $150m.

Poste Italiane and existing investors ABN Amro and BNP Paribas took part in a $98.1m round for open-banking software provider Tink, which is now valued at almost $460m.

The space-focused venture firm, which counts corporates OHB, Post Luxembourg and SES as backers, has achieved a first close sized at $77.9m.

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

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

Kairós Digital Solutions has hired Pedro Trucharte, who helped set up MásVentures for MásMóvil, to establish its corporate venturing vehicle, Kairós Ventures.

The electric vehicle technology developer pulled in funding from Hyundai and subsidiary Kia at a $3.3bn valuation as part of a strategic collaboration deal.

Mobile payment technology provider Lydia took its total funding to $73m in a $44.5m round that also attracted CNP Assurances, with the cash to fund European expansion.

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

Ian Postlethwaite will exit as CEO of NetScientific this July as the embattled commercialisation firm continues to patch up its balance sheet.