Genomics bioinformatics platform developer PierianDx, a Washington University in St Louis spinout, has raised fresh capital to advance its business strategy.

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

University of Pennsylvania returned for a series B round that boosted its immunotherapy spinout's overall funding to $231m.

Gilead Sciences and Be The Match BioTherapies returned for a series B round that boosted the immunotherapy developer's overall funding to $231m.

Lululemon contributed to a series B-1 round that boosted the total raised by the home fitness system provider to $72m.

The temporary employment service provider has completed a series B round backed by corporates including Mixi, Nexyz Group, Prologis, JR East, Kids Holdings, Gosso, WDI Corporation and SBS Holdings.

TheCharter Communications-backed PC gaming platform has secured $32.7m and revealed Western Digital invested earlier this year.

The Japan-based medical startup has secured $24m in a series B round from corporates including Aflac, Dentsu, Globis, Itochu and Gree, which brought its total funding to over $30m.

Having already collected $68m in an Alibaba-backed series A round in January, Sandbox VR has added $11m in a celebrity-filled bridge round.

Having already collected $68m in a series A round backed by Stanford University earlier this year, Sandbox VR has added $11m to its coffers thanks to a long list of celebrities.