Existing backer Robert Bosch Venture Capital took part in a $15.7m round, just over 18 months after it first invested in the augmented reality technology developer.

Touchstone Innovations has contributed $4m to the round, which also included fellow existing shareholders Robert Bosch Venture Capital and Octopus Investments.

Safran Corporate Ventures joined the fibre optic technology developer's existing investors for a $5.7m round that will support international sales.

Safran Corporate Ventures joined the fibre optic technology developer's existing investors for a $5.7m round that will support international sales.

Uber's operations in four Eastern European countries will merge with Yandex Taxi in a deal that could signify it plans to take a less direct, CVC-influenced approach to some markets.

Cubic Telecom is in the process of closing another funding round, some two years after a $20m round backed by Audi Electronics Venture, Qualcomm and Sierra Wireless.

Hangar 51, the aviation technology accelerator formed by International Airlines Group in London last year, has been expanded to Spain.

Samsung's $150m 'frontier tech' fund has opened its first European office in Berlin, six months after initially launching.

The ride hailing services will merge operations in six European countries and jointly invest $325m in the new entity at a $3.73bn valuation.