The corporate owned a 15% stake in immunotherapy developer Lyell, which recently raised $493m, with a fair value of $203m as of the end of 2019.

Snoot Entertainment helped Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium secure $17.3m in funding having invested at a $496m post-money valuation in 2018.

The indoor farm operator, which has already raised $400m, is in talks with existing investor SoftBank Vision Fund for a round likely to value it at up to $1bn.

The data management software provider has now secured a total of $115m, Cisco Investments returning to back its latest round.

Shiratronics added $3m from Breakout Ventures to a LivaNova-backed round that will support clinical development of its neuromodulation-based migraine treatment.

Takeda Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments contributed to the $15.5m first close of the gene therapy developer's series A round.

Mann+Hummel was among the investors for a $16.4m round that brought air filter subscription service Second Nature's overall funding to nearly $35m.

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

The big data technology provider increased its overall funding to $786m in a Tencent-led round that also featured fellow corporate Kuaishou.

The sustainable hydro turbine developer has now raised a total of at least $46m, with Schneider Electric Ventures leading its latest round.