Stine Seed-backed farm equipment automation technology company Smart Ag has been bought by Raven Industries, which plans to integrate the offering with its new automated precision agriculture division.

Stratasys, DSM Venturing, Saint-Gobain, 3M Ventures and Ocado all chipped in for 3D printing technology developer Inkbit, which hopes to use AI and computer vision to produce complex components at scale.

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

A write-down on WPCT's largest asset Industrial Heat has left the trust in breach of its own borrowing limit, sending shares spiraling 7.6% during Monday's trading.

TKH Group has picked up Veritas Pension Insurance-backed FocalSpec to enhance its portfolio of precision quality control sensors.

Industrial and technical products supplier TKH Group has picked up VTT-founded optical confocal imaging sensor company FocalSpec to enhance its portfolio of precision quality control sensors.

ZTE contributed to the second of series C and C-plus rounds disclosed by the industrial control system provider that totalled about $28m.

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.

Purdue’s Double Down Experiment accelerator will assist nine growth-stage businesses linked to the university with resources as they look to realise their expansion ambitions.