Irrigation management software provider Hortau, which counts Telesystem as shareholder, has raised $20m in its latest funding round.

Identity verification technology developer Socure has collected $30m in series C funding from investors including Synchrony Financial, though Santander InnoVentures did not return this time.

American Express has taken part in the $25m round, which increased API integration platform developer Cloud Elements' total funding to $46.2m.

Heritage Medical Systems has backed a $25m series B round for the Caltech spinout, which is developing therapies for Parkinson’s and Autism spectrum disorder.

Heritage Medical Systems has backed the $25m series B round, which will be used to develop treatments for Parkinson’s disease and Autism spectrum disorder.

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

RSP Blockchain Fund will make investments in startups raising financing through token issues rather than equity rounds, its first portfolio company being Beam Development.

GV and Alexandria have taken part in a $191m round to launch Maze Therapeutics with scientific co-founders from multiple universities such as Harvard and Stanford.

Sanger Institute-founded PetMedix is working on antibodies for dogs and cats based on an immune system discovery model that will adapt and extend earlier human health research.

Digital Hearts has taken part in the $13.2m series A round that the security analytics platform will use to bolster its go-to-market expansion.