Auto parts supplier Wanxiang has invested $10m in incubator InnoSpring, which helps startups expand from the US into China and vice versa.

Cavendish Kinetics has not disclosed the investors in its latest round, but counts Qualcomm among its existing shareholders and has raised almost $70m since 2006.

Monsanto and Syngenta returned as part of a consortium that increased AgBiome's overall funding to $49m as it prepares to launch a fungicide next year.

The agricultural biotechnology company has closed its series D round, having closed a $12m first tranche in January this year.

Swansea spinout Bionema has received watchdog approval to test its biopesticides that could stop pests from destroying crops.

Utimco and Arch Venture Partners were part of a consortium that also featured corporates Monsanto and Syngenta, as well as other backers.

The company, backed by Google and Autodesk, is the first 3D printing technology developer to raise a nine-figure round, and could herald the next stage in the sector's evolution.

The specialty materials developer, which has now secured $66m in total, has raised funds from backers including Samsung that will support an electric vehicle battery unit.

Royole, the developer of an ultra-thin flexible display, raised the cash in a round featuring International Data Group's Chinese venture capital affiliate.

GE Ventures has become the founding sponsor of a $20m Pittsburgh-based accelerator aimed at startups developing robotics technologies.