Industrial

University of Zurich has generated 143 spinouts since 1999, 75 out of which were founded in the past decade.

Q&A with Malin Carlström, head of ventures, ABB Electrification

CAS Investment Management co-led the additive manufacturing services provider's series A round.

GCV’s top Emerging Leader in 2021, Dina Routhier, has ascended to lead the tool manufacturer’s corporate venturing efforts.

Before the commercial release of Rivians’ electric vehicles (EV) this year, Amazon has returned to back the company in a round valuing it at $27.6bn. The EV space is among the hottest in the automotive business and valuations have remained high despite the cyclical nature of demand for vehicles.

Sandvik has co-led a series A round sized above $40m for the manufacturing software developer, alongside government-backed and venture capital investors.

Telus Ventures has led a series B round for the farm management software company, which has valued it at more than $78m.

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

The Hearst Ventures-backed 3D printing marketplace has been acquired by its digital manufacturing services peer Proto Labs in a deal potentially worth $330m.

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

Musashi Seimitsu Industry has led a round that will support development of a proof-of-concept for KeraCel's 3D printing technology.