Industrial

Next47 has participated in a $205m series D round for Verkada while UPMC Enterprises has co-led SparingVision’s $75m series B.

Invest in a business development function — early. Be creative with funding and careful with how your strategic value is measured.

Pfizer Ventures has led a $102m series A for Capstan Therapeutics while Globis Capital Partners took part in an $85.4m round for Andpad.

Spinouts working on ketamine-based therapeutics, regenerative medicines for dogs and better sleep are among those that caught our eye this month.

The global food system is creaking — creating an impetus for global agriculture companies to invest in new solutions. Corporates took part in agtech deals worth a record $18bn last year. But are they investing fast enough?

Access Industries, Pfizer and SR One were among the investors in a $125m round for Nimbus Therapeutics while Aerwins agreed a reverse takeover.

Alphabet led a $1bn round for its Verily subsidiary while Kimco Realty and The Silverman Group were part of Gotham Greens’ $310m series E.

Corporates have dramatically slowed down the rate at which they invest in startups, except in these two sectors.

Investment is building again in the sector after a lull, but big companies are hedging their bets on which type of aircraft will work best.

Hanwha Group took part in a $250m round for Carrot General Insurance while JP Morgan Chase helped lift LetsGetChecked’s series D to $170m.

The former investment manager of Syngenta Group Ventures plans to expand the CVC arm of FMC Corporation, a US agriculture company.