Florida State University cornea repair drug developer Trefoil Therapeutics added funding from investors including subsidiaries of Aju Corporation and Access Biotechnology to bring its total to $33.2m.

Illumina Ventures and Section 32 co-led the non-invasive prenatal test maker's $17.1m round, which featured Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

Visa took part in the $17.5m in a series A round, which increased the smart payment card and mobile app developer's total funding to over $20m.

University of Chicago immuno-oncology spinout Pyxis Oncology has been backed by corporate investment vehicle Leaps by Bayer in its first funding round.

Florida State spinout Trefoil Therapeutics added funding from investors including subsidiaries of Aju Corporation and Access Biotechnology to bring its total to $33.2m.

ICL and Royal College of Art-founded edtech developer Sam Labs has now raised $19.8m in all to sustain the growth of its coding education kit business.

Apprenticeship training platform WhiteHat has added Salesforce Ventures to its shareholders as it looks to expand beyond London.

Hiscox and MS&AD-backed insurance-risk trading marketplace Akinova is looking to raise series B cash as it prepares to grow its operations.

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

Corning, Cornes and Volvo have invested in Luminar, which has emerged with more than $250m in funding, including a $100m round closed recently.