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Daily Deal Round Up: September 7, 2022

SoftBank, Bristol Myers Squibb and Hitachi were among Arsenal Biosciences’ $220m round while MegaChips led a $140m round for Morse Micro.

With three health corporate LPs in tow, Kortex Ventures’ focus is digital and personalised.

SHV and DELA took part in an $80m round for Lightyear while Tata Sons provided $40m in funding for Tata 1mg.

The move comes as Schenker Ventures seeks to further expand its investment team

These are the 55 women working in corporate venturing function across the DACH region — and how they got there.

After two years at venture firm Verve Ventures, João Duarte has taken up a Switzerland-based senior manager role at eBay Ventures.

Eli Lilly took part in a $50m series A1 round for Neukio Biotherapeutics while Itochu led Docquity’s $44m series C.

With multiple LPs, Kortex Ventures is working to bring together a fragmented healthcare sector.

SK has provided $50m in funding for Ascend Elements while ServiceNow took part in a $35.6m series C round for Fairmarkit.

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Alternative batteries and green steel get corporate backing, while the dairy industry cleans up its footprint and satellites go hyperspectral.

Karolina Bjurehed, formerly head of IR and investment director at Volvo Cars Tech Fund, has joined VC firm Industrifonden.

Telus’s strategic investment arm plans to extend its presence outside of Canada while continuing to bet on areas like agriculture and health.

Peijia Medical participated in JenaValve’s $100m series C round while L Catterton led Planted Foods’ series B extension, lifting it to $93m.

Tencent and Sony have provided $263m for FromSoftware while Piramal Capital & Housing Finance backed EarlySalary’s $110m series D round.