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

Amazon returned for a round that boosted the electric truck and SUV developer's overall funding to more than $5.3bn in the past 18 months alone.

Highland Europe led a $25.2m round for the funeral and probate services provider, which also counts Daily Mail and General Trust among its investors.

DeNA sold shares in the live broadcasting platform through a round featuring Culture Convenience Club, KDDI, TV Asahi and SBI.

Pfizer Ventures joined Mission’s other existing investors to push the mitochondria-focused drug developer’s lifetime funding to approximately $143m.

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

ModiQuest's NET-targeted antibody spinoff closed a $20.9m round that also featured BrightGene, both having contributed to the first close last year.

Čez Group supplied convertible note financing as part of an $11.2m round for InoBat Auto, which plans to build an electric vehicle battery factory.

Eneos, NEC Capital Solutions and Sojitz were among the investors to back a $26.3m round for the solar energy system installer.

Comcast Ventures-backed smart luggage brand Away has reportedly secured $30m to $40m in bridge financing as it faces a downturn in business due to the coronavirus.