The seed and fertliliser producer, which counts Monsanto as an investor, has set the range for an initial public offering that could net up to $142m.

The industrial data analytics provider has been backed by the Stanford-StartX fund, after graduating from the accelerator program in 2016.

Comcast, Exelon and Syngenta invested alongside existing backers including Intel, DuPont, Verizon, USAA, NTT Docomo and Yamaha Motor.

Suntory has now invested a total of $25m in the chemical and fuel production technology developer, and could add $6m more.

The Nan Fung-backed advanced fabric technology developer had secured $57m as of October, and has now raised $213m in total.

Andrei Zuzin, formerly managing director at Vnesheconombank's VEB Innovation fund, is heading aluminium producer Rusal's venture investment division.

Old College Capital has contributed to a $1.1m funding round for Sofant Technologies, a smart antenna developer spun out of University of Edinburgh.