Industrial

The NEC-backed quantum computing system developer will list on the New York Stock Exchange. The company is part of the budding quantum computing tech space in which corporates are taking increasing interest.

Departure of venture unit head, Kevin LaForce, leaves 32 Equity in apparent limbo.

Cybersecurity technology producer Salt Security nabbed $140m in a CapitalG-led round while healthcare unicorn Thirty Madison merged with Comcast-backed Nurx.

Equinor Ventures re-upped its commitment to the battery material detection technology provider KoBold's series B round, which included BHP Ventures and Mitsubishi.

Data analytics platform developer Starburst raised $250m in a Salesforce-backed round valuing it above $3.3bn while SoftBank co-led a $140m round for small molecule drug developer Ventus.

GV, Sony Innovation Fund, Schneider Electric and Swisscom Ventures helped data capture technology producer Scandit raise money at a valuation topping $1bn.

Alibaba’s Greater Bay Area-focused fund is on its way to reaching its ceiling in the first half of this year, having secured a third of the $150m in capital so far committed.

Digital bank operator Tonik Financial raised $131m in a Mizuho Bank-led round while e-commerce software provider Shopware secured $100m from PayPal and Carlyle.

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

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