Industrial

SoftBank helped e-commerce brand aggregator Merama hike its series B round to $285m while Koch Industries took part in a round valuing supply chain finance provider Tradeshift at $2.7bn.

Cerebral, Robotic Research, ABclonal Technology, Ola and RainMed Medical all pulled in nine-figure rounds, the first two featuring SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

The animal-free protein producer formerly known as Clara Foods secured the cash from investors including Prosus Ventures, bringing its overall funding to $233m.

Since its passage, the Bayh-Dole Act has bolstered US economic output by up to $1.7 trillion, supported 5.9 million jobs and helped lead to more than 14,000 spinouts.

Salesforce Ventures helped supply $62m for business intelligence software developer Klue while GS Retail invested $55m in mobility services provider Kakao Mobility.

The semiconductor tech company is considering going back on the stock market as its $40bn deal with Nvidia is facing a grim prognosis.

The semiconductor producer completed a nine-figure series C round from investors including SAIC Motor. This is a deal from the semiconductor and chips space, which does not normally see many corporate-backed deals but our data suggest valuations are currently experiencing upward pressure.

Nicolas Sauvage and Andrew Maywah spoke to GCV about the strategic importance of Actnano, its 20th portfolio company.

SoftBank’s Latin America Fund helped prayer app developer Glorify raise $40m at a $250m valuation while decentralised derivatives network Hxro Network secured $34m in a round featuring several corporates.

The BASF and Materialise-backed 3D printing equipment and services provider is set to get a Nasdaq listing through the transaction.

Nio Capital participated in the 3D printing technology producer’s latest round as it looks to accelerate technology innovation.