Netcetera-backed sales and marketing software provider Cognism will use the proceeds to open regional offices in the US and Asia, having already attracted business in those markets.

Kévin Monserrat spoke to Global Corporate Venturing about how his experience as venture capital relations and dealflow manager at Microsoft for Startups helped him with his new enterprise, Consilience Ventures.

Entrepreneurs Fund’s EF Investments and Bayern Kapital contributed to a round that increased Würzburg-founded traumatic brain injury drug developer Vasopharm’s total to above $57.8m.

Parkwalk Advisors has led a funding round for University of Cambridge's graphene technology business Paragraf, which will use the money to increase its headcount.

Messaging platform Snap has chosen 10 digital content and story-sharing platform operators to take part in its in-house accelerator program.

Hiscox and MS&AD-backed insurance-risk trading marketplace Akinova is looking to raise series B cash as it prepares to grow its operations.

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

University of Cambridge-allied accelerator Start Codon has appointed Daniel Rooke and Sakura Holloway to its team, as it prepares to select the first five projects for its initial cohort.

Quantum computing technology spinout IQM Finland’s scientific operation is helmed by the professor who launched Aalto University’s quantum computing devices group.

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