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

Asset manager Steadview has bought $25m of shares in the logistics provider, which counts SoftBank, Fosun and Bennett Coleman & Co as investors.

The corporate has invested hundreds of millions of yuan in agricultural robotics technology producer FJ Dynamics, which already counts DJI and Dongfeng as backers.

Sony Innovation Fund and Verizon Ventures came onboard as the drone avoidance system developer closed its series B round.

Q&A with Robert Guenther, head of corporate venturing, Henkel Tech Ventures

Samsung’s Catalyst helped the industrial exoskeleton provider close a series A round that will go to advancing the company's international expansion.

Hochland, Tnuva and Tempo all contributed to an $11.3m round that will help the vegan dairy protein developer bolster its production and distribution.

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Stanford University has scored an exit after photosensitive polymer-based 3D printing business Origin agreed to a $100m acquisition.

TDK Ventures has scored an exit after 3D printing technology developer Origin after Stratasys agreed to buy it in a deal that could reach $100m.