MIT molten metal production spinout Boston Metal has drawn funding from the Engine in its first publicly disclosed funding round.

University of Cambridge flow sensor spinout Flusso was previously backed by the university’s Cambridge Enterprise tech transfer office in June 2017.

University of Bristol Enterprise Fund has returned with more cash for irrigation system developer Lettus Grow, founded by Bristol graduates and students.

Appliance manufacturer Midea is targeting between $147m to $293m for the fund and has contributed $44m through its own investment arm.

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

The funding for Shimane's Nanotechnology Project Center came from San-in Godo Bank through an industry-academia cooperation program.

Yamaha Motor Ventures & Lab has shuffled its management, with Hiroshi Saijou moving to chairman and George Kellerman taking on his CEO and managing director roles.

China-based Haier Group has provided $100m of series B funding for Cloud Constellation, the creator of a space-based cloud storage network.

Osage University Partners was among the investors to supply seed funding for robotic technology developer Elementary Robotics.

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