Industrial

Yamaha Motor, Honeywell Ventures, Tekfen Ventures, ABB Technology Ventures and Taylor Farms Ventures have all backed the robotics developer.

China-based electronics producer Xiaomi has reportedly filed for an initial public offering at a $100bn valuation in Hong Kong.

Logistics firm SF Express committed capital to freight logistics platform Flexport, which was previously backed by Bloomberg Beta and GV, among other corporates.

LSE's investment complemented its leadership of a group featuring four other UK universities that will partner company builder Zinc to convert research into companies.

Gerd Goette built a storied career at Siemens, investing in more than 50 transactions and taking more than 25 directorships and board observer positions.

University of the West of Scotland's first spinout will deliver ultrasound sensors with the help of a seed round featuring the devolved government-owned Scottish Investment Bank.

Air and water filter producer Mann+Hummel has hired Mike Adams from 8 Rivers Capital as director of corporate ventures.

Cambridge spinout Paragraf has been backed by the university's commercialisation arm Cambridge Enterprise in its bid to deliver a commercial graphene production process.

The e-signature technology provider's shares have risen almost 50% since it floated on Friday, illustrating that IPOs are back with a bang for tech companies.

The Samsung Ventures-backed laser manufacturing technology developer popped 56% after floating above its range last week.