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

The Ikea, Sumitomo and The Andersons-backed pest control product supplier has closed new funding, in a round led by Ospraie Ag Science.

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

Oilfield water management company Sourcewater secured series A funding from backers including Marubeni and Bison having launched from MIT’s Energy Ventures program in 2014.

Loebermann has left his position as head of corporate venturing for chemicals provider Altana for a managing director role at DP Polar.

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.

Regional TTO Satt AxLR has joined forces with University of Reunion Island to evaluate the latter's commercialisation opportunities.

Cargill has put another $75m into pea protein-based food ingredient provider Puris, roughly a little over 18 months after it invested an initial $25m.

Sustainable food-focused Germi8 has been co-founded by Leave a Nest and has backing from fellow corporates Kobashi Industries and Euglena.