Industrial

Ru-Net participated in an $11.2m round for fresh produce sourcing platform Bijak, which is in discussions to extend the round further.

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

Several corporate investors backed the latest $250 round raised by data management platform developer Cohesity at a valuation of $2.5bn. The deal is part of the dynamic broader space of big data technologies which have captivated the attention of corporates 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.

The intelligent lighting system developer has now received $46m in total, Comcast Ventures leading a round that included existing investor Amdocs.

Neste Oyj invested $5.7m in the waste-to-oil technology provider through a strategic partnership deal as part of an $11.4m round.

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

The Baidu-backed advanced chemicals developer secured $11.4m in a series A round featuring Novo with a targeted close of $15m.

Shenzhen Center Power and Inspur Group’s Chao Capital fund were among the investors that contributed to the AI chip developer’s $14.2m round.

UC Berkeley-founded HVAC coating developer Nelumbo has added Utec to its investors as it boosted its series A round to $19.5m.

Danfoss helped Nelumbo, a developer of technology that improves the performance of HVAC systems, increase its series A round to $19.5m.