Harvard-founded industrial robot supplier Soft Robotics welcomed corporates Yamaha, Honeywell, Fanuc and Tekfen for its series B round.

SoftBank led a $103m series B round for the internet-of-things network and hub developer that made up one of two rounds it has raised.

Yamaha, Honeywell, Fanuc and Tekfen all invested in the robotic arm developer, which has also forged a strategic partnership with Fanuc.

Startup investor and former American Football star Richard Sherman has been brought on board by Cisco-sponsored venture fund Decibel to help founders develop their teams.

The semiconductor producer’s investment vehicle has partnered Brazilian development bank BNDES to set up a $39.3m fund to provide seed to series A funding for internet-of-things startups.

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

The online convenience store raised $750m six months ago, in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund, it has emerged.

OSI's chief executive Charles Conn stepped down from the fund last November after only eight months, leaving CFO Jim Wilkinson in the post on an interim basis.

The code management platform developer has now raised $130m in total, getting its latest funding from existing investors including Bloomberg Beta.

The general contracting services provider has emerged from stealth with $53m, $35m of which came from a GV-backed series B round.