BASF Venture Capital and Xiamen C&D are among the limited partners in Longwater Investment’s advanced materials-focused fund, which was already backed by Solvay.

University of Tsukuba-founded submarine drone maker FullDepth secured capital from investors including Sumitomo Forestry’s Tsukuba Research Institute and Mitsui Sumitomo Capital.

HTGF and Consantia Industries have pumped funding into EPFL spinout Neural Concept, which believes its deep learning technology will reduce lead times for manufacturers of physical goods.

Several university investors lined up to support sensory film supplier Forcen's seed round, with the proceeds allocated towards an expansion in production capacity and headcount.

Tnuva Food Industries and Tempo Beverages are among the partners that will invest up to $100m in foodtech and agtech developers in Israel.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities-backed gene-edited seed developer Cibus has withdrawn its IPO application three months after setting a price range that would have raised $107m at the upper end.

Redbud Capital is among the limited partners in Longwater Investment’s advanced materials-focused fund, which also features several corporates.

Alphabet-backed spacecraft producer SpaceX has revealed more than $1bn in new funding, raised across two rounds sized at $486m and $535m respectively.

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

Hyundai-backed industrial security drone developer Percepto secured funding in a USVP-led series A round that boosted its overall equity financing to nearly $28m.