The company, which has now added Alibaba to its shareholders, is working on holographic augmented reality dashboards for smart cars.

Cisco and Samsung-backed supply chain management company Evrything has attracted $24.8m in a series B round that took its total funding to more than $42m.

The insurance company has invested in home exchange platform GuesttoGuest through its Maif Avenir subsidiary.

The renewable chemicals technology developer, which counts Coca-Cola and Swire among its corporate shareholders, is now listed in Belgium and the Netherlands.

France has made tremendous progress in making itself relevant for the digital era.

VC firm Sofinnova Partners has invested in the biopesticide developer spun out of VIB, boosting a PMV-backed round to $11.7m.

VC firm Sofinnova Partners has invested in the biopesticide developer, boosting a Globachem-backed round to $11.7m.

Astremedia, RTL Germany and German Media Pool have taken stakes in the Channel 4-backed recruitment platform in return for advertising space.

Bpifrance and SNCF have contributed to a $10.6m round for InterCloud, which will use the cash to support further expansion efforts across Europe.