Paragraf hopes to manufacture ultra-thin graphene by using thin film production and aiming to process the materials in their final form.

The Manchester spinout is trialling treatment systems to remove organic and microbial waste from water more efficiently.

Saint-Gobain and JLL were among the limited partners that put up the cash, which VC firm Navitas will use for real estate and construction technology deals.

The lunar exploration company has raised $90.2m in a series A round featuring TBS, Konica Minolta, Shimizu, Dentsu, KDDI, Japan Airlines, Toppan and Suzuki.

VTT spinout TactoTek has attracted $5.9m in funding from Ascend Capital Partners.

University of Salford spinout Carbon Air has closed a funding round led by Mercia Fund Managers.

Samsung Ventures has invested $1m in robotics vision technology developer Perceptin, which has revealed $11m in total funding.

The crop additive developer has secured $12.3m for product development and commercialisation from a consortium led by Syngenta.