Industrial

Esri helped Allied Minds' satellite constellation operator take its total funding to $155m in a round that will fund the launch of more satellites.

ECBF has provided an extension for the pesticide and crop stimulant provider's Group De Ceuster-bacekd series B round, which now stands at $21.8m.

The RO Group has formed an investment subsidiary to back property, financial and clean technology developers.

Netherlands-listed technology investor Prosus, formed out of the corporate venturing assets collected by South Africa-listed media group Naspers, has sold 2% of China-based gaming and social media group Tencent for $14.7bn.

Nine institutions have joined Generation Food Rural Partners, joining inaugural collaborator NC State announced earlier this year.

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

The oncology drug developer, backed by Bristol Myers Squibb, secured close to $144m in its IPO. This is an exit from a space that has seen much corporate support over the past decade.

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

Pegasus Tech Ventures will help the spark plug and ceramic manufacturer back global entrepreneurs working on healthcare, distributed generation and automotive innovation.

AgFunder is among the investors which have exited the agricultural robotics developer, which has been bought by AppHarvest.

The drone-based crop analysis system developer secured $10.5m in a round led by Leaps by Bayer that also featured MIT-linked E14 Fund.