Industrial

Southampton spin-out Ilika has successfully completely its factory acceptance test.

The corporate-backed fund has had a busy week, as it provided early-stage funding, while also existing through a buyback and an acquisition.

The China-based e-commerce company established its place at the internet's head table with an IPO set to close at $25bn, showing the value of strategic investment.

Mercia Fund Management is investing $490,000 in spin-out Impression Technologies.

LED hardware manufacturer Kateeva has raised $38m in a series D round that included Samsung's corporate venturing arm, lifting its total funding to $110m.

The carbon dioxide-to-fuel company secured the funds to test its technology after BP reinvested through its corporate venturing arm.

A look at corporate venturing deal activity in August.

Allied Minds and Bristol-Myers Squibb are joining forces to foster biopharmaceutical research at US universities.

Our annual look at the media sector, with interviews with top executives in the sector including Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments's Urs Cete [pictured]