Industrial

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

Innovative region: South Korea

Prakit Worawattananon has been moved from head of Siam Cement Group's director of deeptech innovation to become an MD at its AddVentures unit.

Rabo Frontier Ventures and existing backer AgFunder contributed to a series A-plus round taking the farming networking platform developer's overall funding to $32m.

Existing investor Deppon Express was among the participants in a round for the robotic forklift developer sized at roughly $15m.

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

Amazon Climate Pledge Fund has helped the electric motor producer increase its total funding to $180m.

Ping An and Alphabet-backed health insurer Oscar priced an upsized offering above its range to raise $1.44bn. The offering is part of the broader health space, which has seen many exits in the past years.

AM Ventures has added KGAL and its management team as shareholders as it seeks to double the $59.5m it has raised for its latest fund.

The Phoenix has helped the Autodesk-backed manufacturing analytics technology provider raise $24m in an extended series B round.

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