The Sunyard-backed fiscal and accounting software startup raised $14.2m in funding, with GGV Capital leading the round.

Novo and AgFunder both invested as the leather substitute producer raised $17m that will support the growth of its manufacturing capabilities.

Manufacturing partner WuXi Biologics participated in a series A round for the startup, which aims to transfer human biopharmaceutical practices to animal drug development.

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

Lithium extraction technology developer Lilac Solutions has secured $20m in series A funding from investors including the Engine.

MRM Technologies has spun off inflammatory bowel disease drug developer MRM Health with $15m from investors including strategic partner DuPont.

KH Energy and Eugene Private Equity have provided series A funding for the car sharing service, a spinoff from Korea's SoCar.

MRM Health was set up by Ghent spinout MRM Technologies to develop treatments based on the microbiome and has now concluded its first funding round backed by Qbic and VIB.

Coinbase Ventures contributed to a $10.5m round that brought financial market tracking business Eventus Systems' overall funding to more than $22m.

Koch Disruptive Technologies is among the investors to have been revealed by freight automation technology startup Outrider, which publicly launched yesterday.