Bayer and DuPont have joined a consortium of investors to co-found a $15m agtech-focused accelerator fund dubbed Radicle, which has closed $6m so far.

Direct selling company Vorwerk's corporate venturing vehicle made its second investment in Juniqe as part of the affordable art platform's series B round.

Novosibirsk State University and Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics join forces to create a $13.8m venture fund.

EIF invests in the tech transfer fund of Groningen University and UMCG to support innovation in northern areas of the Netherlands and the healthy ageing sector.

Mercia Fund Management aims to keep businesses safe online by investing $212,000 in Coventry University spinout Cyberowl.

The stock market operator has set up a strategic investment unit called DB1 Ventures to manage its VC portfolio and fund new companies.

Axel Springer-backed mobile banking service provider Number26 has closed a series B round and boosted its total funding to approximately $53m.

Tengelmann and Rocket Internet were among the investors in a $6.8m round for the catering marketplace startup, launched in autumn last year.

Thuja Capital Healthcare Fund II will support commercialisation of research at Utrecht University, University Medical Center Utrecht and Radboud University Medical Center.

Novo and existing shareholder Novartis have contributed to a funding round that will allow antifungal drug developer F2G to advance its lead candidate.