Pegasus Tech Ventures will help the spark plug and ceramic manufacturer back global entrepreneurs working on healthcare, distributed generation and automotive innovation.

AgFunder is among the investors which have exited the agricultural robotics developer, which has been bought by AppHarvest.

The drone-based crop analysis system developer secured $10.5m in a round led by Leaps by Bayer that also featured MIT-linked E14 Fund.

The Microsoft, Caterpillar, Schlumberger and Delta-backed industrial robotics provider is merging with publicly-listed Rotor Acquisition Corp.

The Engine was among the returning investors for the Rice spinout’s series B round, having previously backed a series A in 2019.

Equinor Ventures helped the photocatalyst reactor developer boost its overall funding to $35m in a round led by Horizons Ventures.

The drone-based crop analysis system developer secured $10.5m in a round led by Leaps by Bayer that also featured Cavallo Ventures and FMC Ventures.

Fraunhofer Society has found minimal impact from lockdowns and the pandemic on the number of spinouts its institutes were able to generate last year.

Vertical take-off and landing jet developer Lilium went public by joining forces with Nasdaq-listed SPAC.

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