Industrial

Desktop Metal is backing a $75m PIPE supporting the reverse takeover, which values the additive manufacturing technology provider at $410m.

Applied Ventures helped assay provider Ultivue close a $50m round while clean energy producer Sunseap has followed a $72m series D4 round with more corporate funding.

Saint-Gobain has contributed to Richland Capital’s third fund, which had already attracted Tsinghua Asset Management’s Redbud vehicle.

CSIRO-founded Main Sequence Ventures has pocketed $194m for its second fund, which has added decarbonisation to the firm’s list of targeted technologies.

Apple last week introduced AirTag, “a small and elegantly designed accessory that helps keep track of and find the items that matter most with Apple’s Find My app”.

Q&A with Gregory Aaron Hoffman, DuPont Electronics & Imaging Ventures

Based on research at MIT, LiquiGlide has brought its overall funding to $50m following a $13.5m round.

The marketing automation technology provider's previous backer Susquehanna International Group returned for its series C round that has pushed to new highs.

SoftBank and Hanwha-backed biomanufacturer Zymergen floated at the top of its range in an upsized offering following over $870m in venture funding.

Razer Green Fund will be overseen by the gaming accessory producer's corporate venture capital subsidiary, zVentures.

Continental Grain co-led the agriculture software developer's latest round, which includes Cargill and Scoular, with Consolidated Grain and Barge to potentially join.