Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Harvard spinout Platelet BioGenesis has added $26m in series A1 financing to its coffers thanks to a consortium co-led by Ziff Capital Partners and Qiming Venture Partners USA.

ChengHome's co-founder, Huazhu Hotels contributed to a series A round also backed by The Ascott that will fund the growth of its short-term accommodation listings.

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

Oilfield water management company Sourcewater secured series A funding from backers including Marubeni and Bison having launched from MIT’s Energy Ventures program in 2014.

Business banking services provider Aspire has disclosed that Kasikornbank-owned Beacon Venture Capital took part in the $32.5m series A round it announced last month.

Müller Medien-backed Inkitt has secured series A capital that will support technology development and the addition of 10 languages to its crowdsourced publishing platform.

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

Home blood-collection device supplier Boston Microfluidics has secured LabCorp as an investor in a $17.5m round that was led by Anzu Partners.

Axel Johnson’s corporate venture capital arm has contributed to a $10.4m series A round for the Sweden-based digital insurer that was led by Obvious Ventures.