Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis made strategic investments in advanced battery developer Factorial Energy while celluar therapy developer Mana Therapeutics closed its $42m series A round.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has returned to back the temporary staffing service’s latest round, with the funding secured at a $2.35bn valuation.

Haptic glove developer HaptX hiked a NetEase and Verizon-backed series A round to $28m while several corporates contributed to home care network Welmo's $18.1m series C round.

ING Ventures, JPMorgan Chase, SEB, Lloyds Banking Group and SC Ventures all contributed to a series C round pushing the banking software developer's valuation past $1bn.

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

McGraw Hill is set to exit the language learning platform developer in an all-cash acquisition by Chegg that will help it expand in the United States.

Knapp, Greiner and Heinzel Group are among the limited partners in Speedinvest's $90.8m Climate & Industry Opportunity fund.

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

A roundup of exits, including IPOs and acquisitions, across the tech transfer ecosystem.

The used vehicle marketplace was valued at over $1bn in a series C round featuring BMW i Ventures to hike its overall funding to over $276m.