The AI-equipped mining company, which raised $195m this week, can help bridge a multitrillion-dollar supply gap for the rare earth metals used in batteries, according to Equinor Ventures' Jeroen van der Hoek.

Helium's $30m series B attracted several international corporates, and its healthcare software suite is an example of how Nigeria's companies are moving on from traditional areas like fintech.

Frontier Airlines, Volaris and Wizz Air - none of which were CVCs two months ago - helped the startup raise $50m, but their purchasing power might end up being more important to the company's future.

Google's second big investment in Anthropic in three months puts it head to head with Microsoft-backed OpenAI in the generative AI race.

Ensoma's $135m series B was one of five big rounds for early-stage drug developers week despite a pharma sector that is becoming ever more selective.

SoftBank's $120m sale of Paytm stock at a loss came in the same week as valuation cuts for Swiggy, Ola and Zomato as India's once promising startup scene hits turbulence.

Avalanche Energy CEO Robin Langtry tells us why Toyota and Autodesk are investing in a nuclear fusion startup, and why its reactors are going to be used to power satellites.

Black-focused online streamer Mansa and hip hop content platform Rock the Bells both closed corporate-backed rounds this week, part of the changing face of new media.

The Go-Ventures led series A comes after Pickup Coffee opened more than 60 locations in the Philippines in its first year, bringing together localisation and tech to fuel rapid growth.

Andrew Chang, MD of United Airlines' venture unit, tells us sustainable jet fuels like that of portfolio company Viridos are a strategic priority, but how viable will they be long term?