Sense Biodetection has raised $15.8m in a series A round co-led by Cambridge Innovation Capital and Earlybird to produce a diagnostic test for infectious diseases.

KCK has wholly acquired University of Edinburgh spinout Dukosi, which will continue to operate from its Scotland base ahead of a global expansion.

SoftBank Vision Fund has followd up an $800m investment in the business lender in May with another $655m, at a valuation of almost $4bn.

The tourism ticketing platform has received $60m in a round led by Airbnb that brought its funding to more than $105m altogether.

Existing backer Robert Bosch Venture Capital chipped in as machine vision technology producer Prophesee closed a round that took its total funding to $68m.

The Polish stock exchange operator is seeking a general manager for a corporate venturing vehicle it is in the process of forming.

Accenture's corporate venturing unit has promoted Ladi Greenstreet to oversee its strategic investments in Europe.

Following almost 10 years in corporate venturing at Siemens, Itziar Estevez Latasa has taken a partner position at venture firm Iris Capital.

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

WPCT will move to asset management firm Schroders later this year in a dramatic escape from the closure of Woodford Investment Management.