Industrial

The bankrupt satellite internet system developer, which had raised more than $3bn from multiple corporates, has been acquired by a consortium including existing investor Bharti.

Celebrity Kim Kardashian West’s beauty brand raised $200m at a $1bn valuation from beauty brand Coty.

Altana hired Thomas Kostka after more than a decade at Henkel to head up its coprorate venture capital activities.

Equinor Ventures participated in a series B that represents the CO2 separation technology provider's second funding round this year.

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

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

Innoport, PSA Unboxed and KSL Maritime Ventures are among the partners in a government-backed scheme to boost maritime technology in Singapore.

There was a record number of first-time corporate investors in the first half of the year despite corporate venturing activity being down across deals, exits and funds.

Comture, Eneos Innovation Partners, Globis Capital Partners, Itochu Technology Ventures, Kashiwabara and Taiho all backed the drone technology provider’s $20.4m round.

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

Returning investor Toyota AI Ventures chipped in as smart manufacturing technology producer Elementary Robotics closed a $12.7m round.