The Samsung Ventures-backed laser manufacturing technology developer popped 56% after floating above its range last week.

Nissay Capital and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, both existing investors, returned for Optical Comb's $11.8m series B round.

Metal-organic framework developer Numat Technologies has raised $12.4m in funding from investors including Patagonia subsidiary Tin Shed Ventures.

The optical frequency spinout from Tokyo Institute of Technology has secured series B funding from investors including the institution's Innovations and Future Creation fund.

Osage University Partners was among the backers in Numat, which is developing molecularly engineered products based on research at Northwestern University.

Erkki Aaltonen has left StartAD to oversee YaraGerminate, a corporate venturing fund formed by Yara International.

Jack Eadie, formerly an investor at Fidelity's Eight Roads Ventures unit, has moved to Siemens subsidiary Next47 as principal.

Urbix Resources was formed to commercialise research into manufacturing graphene conducted at University of Arizona.

The Autodesk-backed 3D printer developer increased its overall funding to $85m in a series C round that will support growth in Asia.