Lehe Food has secured the return of Meituan Dianping's DragonBall Capital with an eye on expanding its food distribution and supply chain business.

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

Alphabet has contributed to a $400m for Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, a spinoff from the conglomerate’s smart cities technology subsidiary Sidewalk Labs.

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

UC Berkeley-aligned generalised robotics software developer Covariant, which emerged from stealth in January, has now assembled at least $67m of funding.

Flint Hills Resources has contributed to a $133m series B round for RWDC Industries, which is working on a biodegradable alternative to plastic.

Workforce collaboration software business Tehama, a spinout of IT services firm Pythian, attracted investors including Omers Ventures for its first funding round.

The university has launched Food & Agriculture Science Transformer in a bid to uncover top-tier concepts based on food, agriculture and animal science.

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

Fresh from rejuvenating its corporate venturing team, Syngenta has launched a new accelerator in a bid to uncover novel food protein products.