The former investment manager of Syngenta Group Ventures plans to expand the CVC arm of FMC Corporation, a US agriculture company.

SoftBank, Bristol Myers Squibb and Hitachi were among Arsenal Biosciences’ $220m round while MegaChips led a $140m round for Morse Micro.

SHV and DELA took part in an $80m round for Lightyear while Tata Sons provided $40m in funding for Tata 1mg.

Alternative batteries and green steel get corporate backing, while the dairy industry cleans up its footprint and satellites go hyperspectral.

Tencent and Sony have provided $263m for FromSoftware while Piramal Capital & Housing Finance backed EarlySalary’s $110m series D round.

Dani Shearman, who had spent nearly four years at the now-independent HorizonX, has joined a sister subsidiary, Boeing Phantom Works.

FTX and Coinbase took part in a $200m round for NFT game developer Limit Break while Schaeffler, Kingspan and Marcegaglia backed H2 Green Steel’s $190m series B.

Applied Ventures has doubled its war chest to $100m per year and is looking to engage with materials engineering startups in a new way.

Bertelsmann-backed paywall management software provider Zephr is set to be acquired by Zuora in a $44m deal while Meituan co-led a $875m round for EV battery producer Sunwoda.

Healthcare companies may be driving a public markets recovery while Lunar Energy, helmed by Tesla's former head of energy, has emerged from stealth with $300m.