Each of the 10 oil and gas companies will invest $100m in the fund, which is expected to last for 10 years and complement other investments made in reducing emissions.

Credit Suisse, Swisscom, UBS, PwC Switzerland and Raiffeisen will test five startup innovations following Kickstart's 11-week accelerator program in Zurich.

Astremedia, Channel 4 and ad-for-equity vehicle German Media Pool VC all participated as new investors, lifting the HR marketplace's total funding to $30m.

Aker was among the investors in a series C round that will support the launch of a 3D visual effects platform and an interactive mixed reality TV show.

Six universities have joined forces with Unilever and GE Healthcare to launch a $13.2m collaboration network aimed at businesses in Ireland and Wales.