Industrial

The corporate-backed synthetic silk producer increased its valuation to over $1.2bn in a round led by Carlyle Japan Partners.

Channel Talk, Segari and Borneo are all among the companies that have raised corporate venture capital, while Tepco celebrated an exit with the acquisition of Me:New.

Q&A with Jay Crone and Jon Wolkin, directors, Telus Ventures

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

Ginger supplier Agricorp International has attracted $17.5m of series A funding from backers including AFEX and Vami Farms.

The data analytics software producer, which counts Alphabet, Salesforce and Amazon among as backers, raised a $1.6bn series H at $38bn valuation. It is a case in point for the upward pressure in valuations of companies from this space which we have been seeing.

Versanis Bio secured $70 to commercialise a treatment licensed from Novartis, while Salesforce, Intel, Orange, Nike and Alphabet all celebrated exits.

China Life has boosted the industrial internet-of-things specialist in its quest to deliver the advantages of industry 4.0.

The smart equipment manufacturer looks to integrate AI into its products following cash supplied by Ping An and Tianma Microelectronics.

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

Emerging as a niche at the intersection between healthcare and technology, femtech has rapidly grown and gained momentum, becoming a powerful force set to disrupt the healthcare industry.