Industrial

Tekfen, Bunge and Continental Grain have reinvested in the nitrogen fertiliser substitute producer through a series D round repotedly valuing it at almost $2bn.

Softbank Vision Fund 2, ADM, Danone Manifesto Ventures and SK helped the microbial protein developer take its total funding above $500m.

Analysis: oil and gas Q2 2021

Quarterly analysis: Q2 2021

Monthly analysis: June 2021

Innovative regions: California, New York, Massachusetts, Texas

A manager at Sumitomo Chemical America since 2016, Yosuke Nakashima has now accepted a senior manager role.

The global electricity market is worth around $3 trillion a year and is only likely to get bigger. But if electricity power generation fails to keep up with demand securely and flexibly, what trade-offs need to be made for which devices gets what level of allocation?

Sector report: Information Technology

Softbank enabled the cybersecurity software provider Cybereason to secure crossover financing at a valuation likely to have exceeded $3bn. This year seems set to be a record one for the broader corporate-backed cybersecurity space, with valuations spiking up.

Greenhouse gas monitor GHGSat boosted a Schlumberger-backed round to $45m while Toyota’s Woven Planet subsidiary is buying spatial intelligence software developer Carmera.