Munich Re and Microsoft helped CO2-to-chemicals technology provider Twelve raise $57m while Eli Lilly and Kaiser Permanente-backed CRO dMed-Clinipac secured $50m.

Atlas Sensor Technologies, GrowFlux, Motorleaf, New West Genetics and SunPath have been selected to participate in Wells Fargo’s Innovation Incubator.

Q&A with Aruna Subramanian, managing director, Sabic Ventures

ArcelorMittal has reinvested in the CSP technology developer through the latter’s reverse merger with Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.

Renault co-led a round for the electric vehicle battery developer, investing alongside fellow corporates Arkema, Capgemini, Schneider Electric, Tokai Cobex and Groupe Idec.

Hyundai Motor provided new funding to the lithium-metal battery developer, which was previously backed by General Motors, SAIC Motor and Applied Materials.

Q&A with Iliana Portugues, head of UK disruptive innovation, National Grid Partners

Healthcare planning software developer Hospital IQ secured $25m in a Baxter-led round while augmented reality platform developer Ubiquity6 and infant product retailer Mumzworld have been acquired.

BeiGene helped mRNA therapeutics developer Strand Therapeutics raise $52m while the Afterpay-backed AP Ventures led logistics provider Sendle's $35m series C round.

Shell, Taavura Group and Menora Mivtachim-backed Nostromo secured $13.6m through a reverse merger with publicly-listed Somoto.