The textbook publishing house plans to invest up to $48m through the fund, with $200m state fund FRII providing up to $8m.

Intel Capital and existing investor Robert Bosch Venture Capital were among the participants in the vision sensor developer's series B round.

Cisco, Gambero Rosso, Monini and Barilla are among the supporters of a foodtech accelerator that will provide about $16,000 in funding each to 10 startups.

CNP Assurances has led a funding round for health insurance startup Alan and will also act as primary reinsurer for the company.

Innogy has joined existing investors to lead a $14m series B round that will enable Move24 to strengthen its market position in Central and Western Europe.

Essel Group Middle East has provided $18m of funding to LeadCold, which is looking to secure a license to build its small nuclear reactor systems in Canada.

Intel's corporate venturing unit has led rounds for Paxata, InContext Solutions, Kinduct Technologies and K4Connect as part of the deal spree.

The eight-digit euro round featured an investment by the corporate venture capital arm of metals distributor Kloeckner & Co.

The China-based educational technology developer has raised $37m from backers including Qualcomm, following a reported $18.8m series A round in 2015.

Santander's financial technology investment unit has backed startups including Kabbage, Ripple and Cyanogen, and doubled its size to $200m in July.