Mercia Technologies has returned to back Warwick-founded medtech spinout Medherant, which is preparing to advance its adhesive Tepi Patch technology through the clinic.

Marui Group has invested an undisclosed amount in tailored clothing e-commerce platform Fabric Tokyo in connection with a strategic partnership.

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

Free-roam VR experience technology company Holodeck VR has been backed by ProSiebenSat.1 Media, raising the prospect of business development collaborations with the corporate's television networks.

Stanford-backed student support platform UpSwing has added $2m from investors including Impact America Fund to take its total to approximately $5m.

Susquehanna International Group has led a series B round for elderly healthcare services provider Shanzhen that was in the eight-figure dollar range.

Cambridge open source hardware spinout LowRisc has been backed by Alphabet's Google, which has sent two representatives to its board of directors.

The JD.com-backed IT equipment leaser has received a nine-figure renminbi sum, adding to the pre-series B financing it raised in March.

CIC has returned to supply AI forecasting platform Prowler.io with series B capital and help take the company's overall funding to $39m.

Farm e-commerce company On the Slope has won support from Kyoto University’s KU-iCap, with the funding allocated for expansion in several Asian countries.