Representatives from ABB Technology Ventures and Magna International were among the speakers discussing the trends in advanced manufacturing.
Tom Whitehouse, contributing editor at Global Corporate Venturing, hosted a breakout specialty sector session on advanced manufacturing today at the GCV Symposium.
Douglas Trafelet, managing director of data provider Pitchbook, kicked off the session by presenting data on venture capital-backed investments in advanced manufacturing businesses around Europe.
The data suggested that while deal count in European manufacturing has gone down since 2012, the total capital invested in the rounds increased. When looking at leading investment deals in manufacturing, the top…