Bridge Bank and Multiplier Capital have co-led a $14m funding round for Sharpen Technologies, whose shareholders already include the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund.

McCain helped meatless nugget producer Simulate secure a $250m valuation while retail technology developer Grabango raised $39m from investors including Unilever and Honeywell.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

SoftBank is set to exit smart scheduling software developer X.ai as its Vision Fund 2 invests in artificial intelligence technology unicorn AInnovation.

Citi has now invested in Greenwood, MoCaFi, Moving Analytics, OhmConnect and Sweeten through its $200m Impact Fund.

Airbus-backed space mapping software provider LeoLabs closed a $65m round while Qualcomm took part in supply chain technology developer Locus's series C funding.

Real estate platform developer raised $40m in a round led by Invesco Real Estate while Legend Capital contributed to a round for video shopping service Feiyu.Live.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Hokkaido spinout AWL has collected fresh funding from a consortium led by Rakuten Capital.

SoftBank contributed to a $65m round for fresh produce marketplace Frubana while KDDI invested in food ordering service Menu at a $228m valuation.