Old College Capital has contributed to a $1.1m funding round for Sofant Technologies, a smart antenna developer spun out of University of Edinburgh.

The joint venture will target early-stage logistics services and technologies such as big data, predictive analytics and artificial intelligence.

Axa Strategic Ventures has backed an Anthemis-led round of undisclosed size for online lending platform and technology provider Goji.

Lars Klawitter has been appointed as InMotion Ventures' executive director for strategic business, having spent more than a decade at Rolls-Royce.

The corporate venturing unit co-led the vaccine developer's $27.1m series A round with Oxford Sciences Innovation and Sequoia Capital China.

SoftBank Vision Fund has acquired a sizeable stake in automotive e-commerce platform Auto1, its first Germany-based investment.