360 Security and CATL helped Hozon Auto close a $1.5bn series D while Origin Energy and Tokyo Gas backed a $550m round for Octopus Energy.
Novartis and Cigna Ventures were part of Cleerly’s $192m series C round while Aptos Labs secured $150m from investors including FTX, Circle and Jump Trading.
The cement producer made its first financial bet on construction-grade 3D printing following a partnership between its mothership and its new portfolio company.
Thirteen corporates invested a total of $1.31bn in quantum computing start-ups in 2021. That is a 68% rise from 2020. But is this nascent sector ready to see even bigger corporate cheques?
SAIC Motor’s Shang Qi Capital vehicle led RT Advanced Materials’ $740m series D round while Contentsquare pulled in $600m from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Intesa Sanpaolo Group helped online property marketplace Casavo pull in over $400m while collaborative robotics developer Jaka raised $150m from investors including SoftBank and Saudi Aramco.
Google, Chevron and Sumitomo were part of fusion power system developer TAE’s $250m series G2 while GMO VenturePartners and Christie's Ventures formed new funds.
Eli Lilly and Illumina took part in liquid biopsy developer Delfi Diagnostics' $225m series B round while Sompo, Yamaha Motor and Bridgestone invested $87.8m in driverless vehicle software provider Tier IV.
Bertelsmann vehicle BAI Capital co-led a $150m C2 round for payment card provider Stori while Sram and Mram supplied $100m in series A funding for blockchain ecosystem developer 5ire.
Flow Traders Capital is equipped with over $50m and will invest in digital asset and financial infrastructure technology for its market maker parent.