The Corning and General Electric-backed advanced glass producer has secured $100m including $50m from TIAA Investments at a valuation of almost $1bn.

Hexcel has now provided more than $25m of strategic funding for thermoplastic parts producer Oxford Performance Materials, which will now expand manufacturing capacity.

Henkel has disclosed its has invested $10.4m into two venture capital funds in addition to making direct investments in two technology producers.

GE Ventures has taken part in a round sized at about $14m, taking the manufacturing services platform's total funding to $23m.

Kinestral Technologies has closed a series C round led by AGC Asahi Glass, the strategic partner that will help it market and sell its responsive tinting glass.

CoorsTek, JSR, Mitsubishi Chemical, Sekisui Chemical, Henkel and Lam Research have contributed as Pangaea's latest fund reaches about halfway towards its $80m target.

Versarien has purchased an 85% stake in Cambridge Graphene for $210,000 in stock and cash.

Kuang-Chi's GCI Fund has made its sixth investment and its first in the UK, supplying $30m in funding for aviation technology developer Gilo Industries.