Industrial

Allied Minds has returned again for a series B round that took the firm's geospatial data analytics technology subsidiary's total funding to about $96m.

Seed development technology provider Inari increased its funding to $144m altogether, with Campbell Soup's Acre Venture Partners returning to reinvest.

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

GCV Powerlist member Gen Tsuchikawa on Sony and Daiwa Capital Holdings’ new investment vehicle.

Smart lock provider Latch completed a $126m round that included RxR Realty in addition to Tishman Speyer and Camber Creek, which backed the first tranche a year ago.

GMO Venture Partners returned to contribute to a $11m round for the industrial-focused e-commerce marketplace that was led by Eight Roads Ventures.

Rounds above $100m tend to be raised by companies based in the US and China. Last year we saw a record number of corporate-backed rounds.

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

Biopesticide developer AgroSavfe, a VIB spinout, has raised more than $38m in series C funding from investors including Qbic.

Honeywell and Comcast Ventures both took part in the round, boosting the total raised by the warehouse management system provider to nearly $33m.

Anil Achyuta and Andrew Maywah have left L’Oréal and Silver Tiger Capital respectively, to join TDK Ventures as investment directors.