Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
The fresh produce distribution service will invest in agricultural technology startups at seed stage, supplying technology and experience as well as cash.
Subsidiaries of Lennar and JLL helped provide $400m for homebuilder Veev while Sinar Mas is supplying $200m for digital wallet developer Dana.
South Africa-based cryptocurrency exchange Valr and healthcare operations software developer Qventus each raised $50m in corporate-backed rounds.
Novo and Martin Marietta contributed to the biocement producer’s latest round, which was led by 2150 and which will fund hiring and technology development.
Data analytics engineering group DBT Labs closed a $222m series D round including several corporates while 4Paradigm has filed an IPO prospectus again after its earlier attempt expired.
Verizon-backed video software provider Beamr Imaging has filed to go public while cancer screening technology developer Mirxes raised $87m.
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 took part in a $230m round for Gousto, a $102m round for Plexium and RightHand Robotics' $66m series C round.
The cultivated salmon producer's series B round is the largest yet for a cultivated seafood developer, helping to open up a new front in the alternative food startup space.
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