Van Herk Ventures is one of three limited partners that helped the agrifood-focused venture fund reach a $22.7m second close a year after it was formed.

Archer Daniels Midland and Wilbur-Ellis have both invested in an $18.2m round for sustainable protein developer Geltor through their ADM Ventures and Cavallo Ventures units.

The University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien spinout has secured a six-figure sum from state-owned fund aws Gründerfonds and Segnalita Ventures.

Nomura Holdings, Daiwa Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Mizuho Financial will aim to raise up to $1.78bn for the fund, in partnership with China Investment Corporation.

The fund will invest in agritech companies connected to Brightlands, an ecosystem backed by Maastricht University, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and Fontys University of Applied Sciences.

ZF Friedrichshafen has paid an undisclosed sum for a stake in engineering services provider ASAP Holding sized at over 35%.

The Flex spinoff is developing industrial robotics software and has secured $179m in a series A round led by Eclipse Ventures, which was founded by Flex alumnus Lior Susan.

The natural chemistry developer has increased its funding to $50m altogether, in a Kraft Group-backed round that will support an expansion into the textile industry.

Kanematsu-backed microsatellite launch services provider Vector has collected $70m in a series B round that brought its total funding to more than $100m.

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