JFE Chemical, JXTG, Nagase, Obayashi, Teijin and Yokogawa Electric backed a $74.4m round for the polymer-based battery producer.

Autonomous car developer Waymo has snatched up its first external funding, with parent company Alphabet, Magna International and AutoNation all investing.

Bloomberg-backed quantum computing technology developer Rigetti Computing has raised an initial $71m for a funding round with an $83.9m targeted close.

The mobile tutoring platform developer, a graduate of Singapore Press Holdings' SPH Plug & Play Accelerator, plans to now expand geographically.

Comcast Ventures participated in the $31m equity portion of a $55m round for lending marketplace operator Lendio that will support the strengthening of its software.

Anthem and existing investor Comcast Ventures took part in a round that reportedly boosted medical advice app developer K Health's overall funding to about $97m.

MassMutual Ventures Southeast Asia was among the investors in a round that will fund Fractal Analytics spinoff Qure.ai's product development.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Auriens-backed Cera boosted its overall funding to $91m as it seeks both domestic and international expansion for its home elderly care service.

The field service management software provider raised $80m in a round co-led by Salesforce Ventures and majority shareholder Silver Lake.