Financial

SAIC Motor’s Shang Qi Capital vehicle led RT Advanced Materials’ $740m series D round while Contentsquare pulled in $600m from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Intesa Sanpaolo Group helped online property marketplace Casavo pull in over $400m while collaborative robotics developer Jaka raised $150m from investors including SoftBank and Saudi Aramco.

Google, Chevron and Sumitomo were part of fusion power system developer TAE’s $250m series G2 while GMO VenturePartners and Christie's Ventures formed new funds.

Managing director Meredith Shields tells Global Venturing the bank's $200m impact investment vehicle is drawing up new investment frameworks as it prepares for its next phase.

Eli Lilly and Illumina took part in liquid biopsy developer Delfi Diagnostics' $225m series B round while Sompo, Yamaha Motor and Bridgestone invested $87.8m in driverless vehicle software provider Tier IV.

Paul Jacquin, co-founder of Randstad Innovation Fund explains how to navigate — and invest in — the future of work.

Ore Adeyemi left HSBC’s corporate venturing unit to start a new firm with two other HSBC colleagues.

"It's not the job of a corporation to emulate the investment strategy of a Silicon Valley VC," says change management consultant Greg Larkin.

Flow Traders Capital is equipped with over $50m and will invest in digital asset and financial infrastructure technology for its market maker parent.

NextEra Energy, SK and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America were part of a $300m round for Monolith while Superscrypt helped Safe secure $100m.

An economic downturn is a great time to back startups on better terms. But investors should be careful of the tricky politics of down rounds.