Utimco returned to reinvest in AgBiome, having previously backed a $34.5m series B round for the UNC spinout in 2015.

The cultured meat spinout of Maastricht University raised $8.7m to help scale the manufacturing of meat products grown from stem cells.

Elecnor Deimos Space made a strategic investment in the satellite launcher developer as part of a $39.6m funding round.

Monsanto Growth Ventures returned to reinvest in AgBiome, having previously backed its 2015 series B round alongside Syngenta.

The oil, gas and chemicals provider has formed a vehicle that will invest in new energy and materials, intelligent manufacturing and AI.

The Italian Space Agency has put its weight behind the $93m Astra Ventures that will invest in spinouts developing space technologies.

The NTT Docomo, Flex and Konica Minolta-backed security system producer is hoping to raise up to $50m in a series S preferred stock offering.

The robotic exoskeleton producer has raised an initial $81.9m for the fund, which has secured several corporate LPs.

Itochu Technology Ventures was among the investors in a $10.8m round closed as the drone technology developer rebranded from V-Cube.