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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.

Corelight, a network cybersecurity platform developer based on UC Berkeley technology, will use the cash to accelerate product development, research, sales and marketing.

Salesforce-backed app assessment platform Pendo has achieved unicorn status following a series E round that nearly doubled its total funding to $206m.

Ingka and Axel Johnson subsidiary D-Ax were both involved as the food waste-prevention platform more than doubled its overall equity funding.

The edge computing technology developer revealed it has raised a total of almost $280m, $145m coming from a series C round co-led by HPE.