Rabobank was among the investors as the crop protection technology developer publicly launched having raised a total of $66m since inception.

The smart parking technology developer has received $42.4m of fresh capital which came two years after a series B round led by Nio Capital.

Mediaset-backed online florist Colvin has now raised about $29m altogether, $15.7m of which has been supplied in its latest round.

The genomic diagnostics product developer secured $16.2m in a round led by Heda's healthcare investment arm, adding to a $9m series A in 2017.

The hospitality data software provider received series B cash from Providence Strategic Growth to add to earlier funding from backers including Comcast and Amazon.

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

Industrial data repository Element has now received $40m in total, Evonik, Schneider Electric Ventures, Honeywell and ABB having backed its latest round.

Capital Markets Gateway added the funding from investors including Shea Ventures, Barclays, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Fidelity.

Alibaba and Sistema VC returned for a $39.4m round that took the total raised by the data analysis platform developer to more than $76m.

Citi Ventures and existing backer Slack Fund helped the communications API provider take its overall funding to more than $55m.