Patrick Reeve, managing partner at Albion Capital, which manages UCL Technology Fund, has passed his position onto his deputy to become the firm’s first chairman.

Queen’s University Belfast speech recognition technology spinout Liopa is working on a product that analyses lip movements to provide more robust analysis in noisy environments.

Property Finder has increased its stake in online property listings platform Zingat from nearly 17% to 37% with an investment of about $12m.

Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund has participated in a $23.8m round for the antibody developer that was co-led by V-Bio Ventures and Advent France Biotechnology.

The content publisher and events planner has launched Informa Ventures to invest in startups focused on information services.

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

The Global University Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the startups emerging from universities and raising funding.

The venture firm has collected $112m for its Nordic and Baltic-focused fund, which counts Digital Garage and Danske Bank among its limited partners.

Salesforce and SBI co-led a $50m round for the identity verification provider that included Microsoft and CreditEase, valuing it at about $250m.

Hyundai Cradle has inaugurated its European base in Berlin, Germany and appointed Edvin Eriksen as its head.