AM Ventures has added KGAL and its management team as shareholders as it seeks to double the $59.5m it has raised for its latest fund.

The Phoenix has helped the Autodesk-backed manufacturing analytics technology provider raise $24m in an extended series B round.

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

Q&A with Nicolas Autret, investment director, Samsung Catalyst Fund

Seiko Epson’s EP-GB fund and Dai-ichi Life helped provide $17.1m for Gitai as it prepares a demonstration of its space robotics technology.

Siemens’ Next47 subsidiary has returned to back the unmanned aerial vehicle technology producer’s latest round, valuing it above $1bn.

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

Tencent Industrial Ecosystem Investment fund and Langcheng Capital have co-led a round for the industrial digital transformation technology provider sized at nearly $15.4m.

The Shinsei Corporate Investment-backed small satellite engineering startup has secured commitments from new and existing investors for a round with a $20.7m target.

IP Group has returned for a $11.3m round for University of Leeds’ smoke capturing technology provider.