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

Q&A with Peter Ortez, senior associate, Munich Re Ventures

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.

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.

The debt finance deal gives FTX the chance to buy crypto management tool developer BlockFi for up to $240m - less than 10% of its last valuation - and the news should be making equity investors nervous.

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 unit chief left one month after the head of venture funds’ own exit.

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.

Chanel and Kraft Group were among the investors in Evolved By Nature’s $120m series C round, while Prosus led a $39m series B for Sharebite.