SoftBank has led a $263m series B round for Berkshire Grey, an automation services provider that emerged from stealth just over a year ago.

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

Harvard-founded industrial robot supplier Soft Robotics welcomed corporates Yamaha, Honeywell, Fanuc and Tekfen for its series B round.

Yamaha, Honeywell, Fanuc and Tekfen all invested in the robotic arm developer, which has also forged a strategic partnership with Fanuc.

The space-focused venture firm, which counts corporates OHB, Post Luxembourg and SES as backers, has achieved a first close sized at $77.9m.

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

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

GV and Airbus Ventures returned for a round that lifted the kinetic-energy launch technology developer's total funding to $80m.

Waters is buying laboratory software developer Andrew Alliance having backed its 2018 series C round with fellow corporates Inpeco and Tecan.

Saudi Aramco led a $24m second tranche for the industrial data insights provider Seeq's series B round, which includes Chevron and Siemens.