Stanford University joined StartX to back Alchemy, a blockchain protocol company founded by two of its alumni.

Samsung and Coinbase were among the investors that put up a total of $15m for Alchemy, which the blockchain protocol developer revealed when it emerged from stealth.

Genetic disease drug developer Triplet Therapeutics has emerged from stealth with $59m including $49m in a round co-led by Pfizer Ventures.

XCMG's industrial internet-of-things spinoff raised $42.9m from investors including Xinhua Daily Media Group, with Hillhouse Capital leading the round.

The sales-focused AI training technology developer raised $15.6m from investors including one of its insurance industry customers, AG2R La Mondiale.

The Martlet-backed graphene technology developer added more than $5m to a series A round that now totals $21.3m and is aiming to boost product development.

Guardian Life has made a strategic investment in fellow life insurance provider Sproutt's series A round, revealed as it came out of stealth.

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

The cashierless retail technology provider has completed a round led by Kraft Heinz-backed Evolv Ventures that included Arca Continental, SAP.io and NTT Docomo Ventures.

University of Cambridge's Paragraf has secured Draper Esprit as an additional series A investor after launching its first graphene-based electronics product.