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The corporate venturing industry is pushing towards a 50:50 split in senior investor roles.

CSAA participated in the first close of a series D round for Kin Insurance, which is part of the broader insurtech space, which has enjoyed the attention of corporate venture investors.

Carbon-to-diamond technology developer Aether raised $18m in a Helena-led round while healthcare fintech startup Lynx emerged from stealth with $17.5m from investors including Commonwealth Care Alliance.

Honeywell participated in a round valuing Volocopter at nearly $1.9bn as it as it races to be the first eVTOL vehicle developer to market in Europe and Asia.

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

The carmaker has exited the electric truck developer having sold the 7.5 million shares it owned, following the latter's poor financial performance.

South Africa-based cryptocurrency exchange Valr and healthcare operations software developer Qventus each raised $50m in corporate-backed rounds.

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Wildtype's series B round is the largest to date for a cultivated seafood developer, helping to open up a new front in the alternative food startup space.

Verizon-backed video software provider Beamr Imaging has filed to go public while cancer screening technology developer Mirxes raised $87m.