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.

The two universities have joined forces with Atlantic Bridge and attracted the European Investment Fund, Enterprise Ireland, AIB and Bank of Ireland as investors.

Robert Bosch's corporate venturing unit recently launched a $170m third fund, and China and agribusiness startups are on the menu, according to managing director Ingo Ramesohl.

Air Liquide's corporate venturing unit has invested in Carmat, Poly-Shape and Solidia Technologies so far in 2016, as well as Inpria.