SATT Aquitaine has signed up INRAE and its tech transfer arm for a five-year agreement to help commercialise its research.

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

GV and Animoca Brands helped earphone developer Nothing secure $70m while Cialfo bumped its Seek-backed series B round up to $60m.

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

JPMorgan Chase and Salesforce Ventures took part in financial services provider Propel's $50m series B round while prayer app developer Glorify closed its second $40m round in three months.

Kiilto, Sellar, Aldar Properties, Sino Group, Swire Properties, Hopewell Group, Jaeger Gruppe, Embassy Group, Gaedeke, Assura, Helical, Great Portland Estates and King’s Cross Central have all backed Pi Labs' Fund III.

Softbank Vision Fund 2 and AP Moller Holding contributed to the freight management software provider's series D round at a $2.1bn valuation.

The microbiome therapeutics developer, which was spun out of Wellcome Sanger Institute, completed a $66.6m round co-led by Tencent

STV co-led a $54m extension lifting BNPL service Tabby's series B round to $104m while online seafood marketplace Captain Fresh doubled its valuation to $500m in a $50m series C.

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