Cloud-based audio transcription service Otter.ai won the backing of Duke University Innovation Fund and NTT Docomo Ventures in its latest round.

The University of Bristol-led incubator now has more than 80 portfolio companies, which posted a combined turnover of $77m during 2019.

The Advance Publications, LVMH and IMG-backed e-commerce platform has added $100m in equity and debt financing to its coffers, bringing its overall equity funding to $345m.

The Stanford University spinout has begun offering its smart customer service software to the wider market after securing new capital.

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

TDK Ventures revealed its investment in vertical take-off and landing company AutoFlightX on stage at the GCVI Summit 2020 today.

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

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

Dongfeng Motor, Alibaba, MediaTek and SAIC Motor-backed AutoX has gathered tens of millions of dollars in pre-series B funding led by Jumbo Sheen Group.

Naver has backed four health and education technology developers – Huray Positive, Ichrogene, N.Cer and SoundGym – through its D2 Startup Factory accelerator.