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LED lighting systems maker Juganu has received $23m in the that was led by Viola Growth with participation from OurCrowd.

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

BigID, whose backers include Comcast Ventures and SAP.io Fund, has added $50m to its coffers thanks to commitments from nine undisclosed investors.

Netcetera-backed sales and marketing software provider Cognism will use the proceeds to open regional offices in the US and Asia, having already attracted business in those markets.

Cancer treatment company Biontech raised $325m round backed by Fidelity. The company forms part of the hopeful oncology and cancer treatment subsector of life sciences which has seen much growth and in corporate backing in recent years.

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

Signavio has raised $177m in equity financing from Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners and Apax Digital to further develop its business process management software.

Node is developing artificial intelligence technology that helps companies identify business opportunities and has raised $16m from MS&AD, JetBlue and others.

Quantum computing technology spinout IQM Finland’s scientific operation is helmed by the professor who launched Aalto University’s quantum computing devices group.

Coinbase, Ripple and Ideo took part in the $12.1m series A round, which will go towards the launch of Near's decentralised application development platform.

Visa has contributed to a $40m series B round for Anchorage, which is working on cryptocurrency protection technology that does not require a password.