TCL provided $267m for GCL Semiconductor while several corporates took part in Hidden Road's $50m series A round.

Volkswagen and Ingka Group helped Northvolt secure over $1bn while Dai-ichi Life has led a $120m series C for YuLife.

KT and Kakao Ventures were part of AI chip developer Rebellions’ $72.8m series A round while Nvent helped provide $35.8m for cooling system provider Iceotope.

Cambridge Enterprise has put cash into CardiaTec Biosciences in a pre-seed round that marks the inaugural deal for Laidlaw Scholars Ventures.

Insurance provider Uniqa's strategic investment arm has hired Kevin Seebacher as its latest investment manager.

Legend Capital led a $150m series E round for ClinChoice while Wemix took part in a $31.8m round for Planetarium Labs.

Oxford Quantum Circuits' series A round is already among the largest for a European quantum company and could still go higher.

Astra Group took part in a $41m round for digital bank Yap while GV led artificial intelligence developer platform Modular AI's $30m seed round.

The nine-year Philips veteran is joining Ascension Ventures as medtech and life sciences investment leader.

Three carmakers helped semiconductor producer CanSemi raise $670m while 574 Invest, RATP Group and Groupe Chopard backed a $167m round for vehicle charging network Electra.