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The French regional TTO has joined forces with the national agency for aeronautical information for a deep tech acceleration program slated to open next January.

The global positioning technology producer, which was co-founded by Alibaba and Norinco, secured the cash at a $1.84bn valuation.

Yeshiva University’s Innovation Lab accelerator has more than doubled the number participating in its latest cohort, with a number of AI-driven technologies among those selected.

The aerospace manufacturer has put an additional $33.5m into its Safran Corporate Ventures unit, four years after it was launched with more than $55m in capital.

Bloomberg and Cisco-backed risk intelligence software developer Flashpoint has received $6m in equity financing together with $28m of debt.

The developer of non-toxic pesticides raised an $85m round backed by BASF. The deal is part of the agriculture and agtech space which is enjoying more interest from corporates this year than previously.

The insurer will ensure $20m from its second corporate venturing fund reached women-led startups, while Google and Microsoft have also launched diversity-focused initaitives.

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

Mitsubishi Electric, Hyundai, Toyota AI Ventures and Omron Ventures all contributed to an $11.7m round that will fund an increase in the Duke spinout's headcount.

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

Mitsubishi Electric, Hyundai, Toyota AI Ventures and Omron Ventures all contributed to an $11.7m round that will fund an increase in the robotics technology developer's headcount.