Industrial

Seiko Epson’s EP-GB fund and Dai-ichi Life helped provide $17.1m for Gitai as it prepares a demonstration of its space robotics technology.

Siemens’ Next47 subsidiary has returned to back the unmanned aerial vehicle technology producer’s latest round, valuing it above $1bn.

AI chip developer Horizon Robotics raised a round backed by several automotive manufacturers, taking its overall funding to $900m in the past two months.

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

Tencent Industrial Ecosystem Investment fund and Langcheng Capital have co-led a round for the industrial digital transformation technology provider sized at nearly $15.4m.

The Shinsei Corporate Investment-backed small satellite engineering startup has secured commitments from new and existing investors for a round with a $20.7m target.

IP Group has returned for a $11.3m round for University of Leeds’ smoke capturing technology provider.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

DSI Underground has acquired Edvirt, a virtual reality-based training services provider backed by Chalmers Ventures.

The construction materials marketplace operator was valued at $1bn in a round featuring Sistema Asia Fund.

The 3D printing technology developer has publicly launched with funding from a consortium featuring Hypertherm Ventures.