Industrial

Industrial cybersecurity software provider iS5 Communications has received $18.8m in a round backed by Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures.

Last week, Global Corporate Venturing reported several interesting and sizeable transactions in the e-commerce space from around the globe.

Large rounds tend to be raised by companies based in the US and China, more so than other parts of the world. China-based businesses also tend to raise much larger rounds.

Autodesk-backed 3D printing technology developer Formlabs took its total funding to $100m with a New Enterprise Associates investment that valued it at more than $1bn.

LBNL scientific analysis spinout Newomics has been backed by Berkeley Catalyst Fund to develop a testing platform initially targeting medical and biotech applications.

The small-scale satellite builder has completed a series B round featuring existing investor Lockheed Martin Ventures.

Frontier IP will take a 31.8% shareholding in NTPE, an electronics printing technology spinout from Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

MIT spinout Formlabs has achieved unicorn status after obtaining $15m from New Enterprise Associates.

The 3D printer developer, spun out of MIT Media Lab, increased its overall funding to $85m in a series C round that will support growth in Asia.

The Up Optotech-backed diode laser technology developer raised the cash from investors including SDIC and Suzhou Chengxin Venture Capital.