Kingdom Holding co-led Nana’s $133m series C round while Panasonic exited Geo Semiconductor in a $180m acquisition and corporate-backed Hesai raised $190m in its IPO.

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Fund

Israel-based venture capital firm Earth & Beyond Ventures formed a $125m deep and space technology-focused fund having secured commitments from limited partners including corporate backers Corning, Kyocera, Samtec and Spacecom.

M&A

Automotive chipmaker Indie Semiconductor agreed to buy Geo Semiconductor, a US-based fabless semiconductor technology provider backed by electronics producer Panasonic, for about $180m, subject to the terms and conditions. Geo…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.