The bankrupt satellite internet system developer, which had raised more than $3bn from multiple corporates, has been acquired by a consortium including existing investor Bharti.

Altana hired Thomas Kostka after more than a decade at Henkel to head up its coprorate venture capital activities.

Equinor Ventures participated in a series B that represents the CO2 separation technology provider's second funding round this year.

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

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

Innoport, PSA Unboxed and KSL Maritime Ventures are among the partners in a government-backed scheme to boost maritime technology in Singapore.

Comture, Eneos Innovation Partners, Globis Capital Partners, Itochu Technology Ventures, Kashiwabara and Taiho all backed the drone technology provider’s $20.4m round.

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

Returning investor Toyota AI Ventures chipped in as smart manufacturing technology producer Elementary Robotics closed a $12.7m round.

Rabobank was among the investors as the crop protection technology developer publicly launched having raised a total of $66m since inception.