Astrobotic Technology is partnering with NASA to send its robotic lander to the moon.

Paper and pulp producer Kruger is among the investors in a $7m round for Ecologic and will also form a partnership with the smaller company.

The company invested in CO2Nexus, the developer of a textile cleaning system, through its $20 Million & Change corporate venturing fund.

Corporates Repsol and La Caixa are among the investors backing the Spain-based electric scooter maker.

The nonwoven fabric maker has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Neenah Gessner, a Germany-based subsidiary of paper company Neenah Paper.

The new company will manufacture commercially useful quantities of fullerenes in a cost-effective manner.

The university's most recent spin-out will develop 3D printing techniques to produce tissue-like synthetic materials.

The advanced engineering materials group will acquire 85% of Manchester University's graphene company.

The Germany-based steel recycler has racked up $1.5bn in debt, necessitating corporate funding.