Wildtype's series B round is the largest to date for a cultivated seafood developer, helping to open up a new front in the alternative food startup space.

Technip Energies committed capital the hydrogen fuel producer's latest round, while hydrogen continues to make inroads as an alternative energy source.

Sector report: services

The NEC-backed quantum computing system developer will list on the New York Stock Exchange. The company is part of the budding quantum computing tech space in which corporates are taking increasing interest.

Prosus Ventures committed capital to e-commerce finance provider Wayflyer at a $1.6bn valuation, increasing its overall funding to over $236m.

Sector report: finance

Baidu and Geely committed $400m to Jidu, their joint venture from the hot electric vehicle space. The proceeds from this latest transaction will go to R&D and mass production of cars.

As the pandemic continues to drive funding for supply chain companies, logistics robotics company Exotec raised a multimillion-dollar round at unicorn valuation.

Annual review: O&G Q4 2021

Annual review: 2021