Why are these corporates investing in wildfire monitoring systems? Pano CEO Sonia Kastner tells us about the strategic link and how the wildfire epidemic can be brought under control.

There's an opportunity for CVCs to help take Japanese startups global. Large funding rounds for Telexistence and Caddi show what is possible.

Founder and CEO Samantha Anderson talks to us about how DePoly plans to expand its plastic recycling capabilities following a seed round co-led by BASF.

The AI-equipped mining company, which raised $195m this week, can help bridge a multitrillion-dollar supply gap for the rare earth metals used in batteries, according to Equinor Ventures' Jeroen van der Hoek.

Helium's $30m series B attracted several international corporates, and its healthcare software suite is an example of how Nigeria's companies are moving on from traditional areas like fintech.

Frontier Airlines, Volaris and Wizz Air - none of which were CVCs two months ago - helped the startup raise $50m, but their purchasing power might end up being more important to the company's future.

Google's second big investment in Anthropic in three months puts it head to head with Microsoft-backed OpenAI in the generative AI race.

Ensoma's $135m series B was one of five big rounds for early-stage drug developers week despite a pharma sector that is becoming ever more selective.

SoftBank's $120m sale of Paytm stock at a loss came in the same week as valuation cuts for Swiggy, Ola and Zomato as India's once promising startup scene hits turbulence.

Avalanche Energy CEO Robin Langtry tells us why Toyota and Autodesk are investing in a nuclear fusion startup, and why its reactors are going to be used to power satellites.