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

Tsinghua University has led a round for Trifo, with the funding to support the launch of the startup's smart home robot.

Samsung Ventures contributed to a Tsinghua University-led round for Trifo, with the funding to support the launch of the startup's smart home robot.

Global Corporate Venturing’s inaugural award for ‘Energy-tech Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Investment of the Year’ was announced on November 8th during the Venture Houston conference.

African American-focused hair supplier Mayvenn has secured $23m in a series B round led by media holding company Essence Ventures.

Molekule, developer of a molecular-level air purifier, took its total funding to $39m in a Foundry Group-led round that did not include existing investor Foxconn.

University of Southampton spinout Exosect has been put up for sale by Hilco Streambank in an effort to salvage the pest and disease control technology producer.

VTT Ventures has supported a $13.7m series A round for the institute's spinout Dispelix, which is working on see-through displays.

Travel and accommodation booking service Booking Holdings committed $200m to ride hailing app Grab alongside a partnership deal

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

Mondelēz International has hired Mel Gaceta, a Motorola and US Cellular alumnus who was most recently managing director of Synchrony Ventures, to head its newly formed CVC unit.