Industrial

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

The Alphabet-backed spacecraft provider has shot past its $250m target to raise $346m in a round expected to value it at $36bn.

Huaxi Group vehicle V-Capital contributed to an eight-figure round for SF Express-backed logistics robot technology developer Galaxis Technology.

The Xiaomi, Intel and Samsung-backed semiconductor and silicon production services provider is valued at more than $420m and is set to float in Shanghai.

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

US-based construction services provider Katerra received $200m in funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund I, the vehicle formed by telecoms conglomerate SoftBank.

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

Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator's first agriculture technology-themed batch includes startups focused on crop protection, cultured plant cells and automated crop breeding.

Wells Fargo’s technology incubator is supplying $900,000 to 18 affiliate organisations through its Channel Partner Awards scheme to help their coronavirus-hit portfolio companies.

Existing investors Cavallo Ventures and Syngenta Ventures returned to reinvest in the crop production technology developer’s series C round.

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