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Last month, Jeff Herbst departed from US-headquartered semiconductor technology provider Nvidia, where he had led its business development activities and corporate venture capital (CVC) unit Nvidia GPU Ventures for two decades starting in 2001.

A Taiwanese industry association and Global Corporate Venturing jointly organised a second semiconductor, artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing-themed panel held under Chatham House Rule on July 27, after a similar discussion in late April.

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AEI HorizonX took part in a round for satellite technology provider Isotropic Systems exceeding $35m while esports company Misfits Gaming raised $35m in a Scripps-led round.

SoftBank-backed R&D software developer Ones has raised nearly $100m in the past six months, after announcing the close of its series C round.

Alphabet-backed CRM software provider Freshworks went public, boasting a market cap of $13.5bn.

Sleep apnoea treatment developer Cryosa raised $21m in a Hoya-backed series B round while CommerzVentures led a $17m round for financial tool developer Doconomy .

M12 has reinvested in document management software provider PandaDoc at a $1bn valuation having first backed it in 2017.

Vijay Reddy, formerly an AI and deeptech-focused partner at Intel Capital, has departed from its parent company and joined venture firm Clear Ventures in a similar position.

Oxygen therapy developer Aviv Scientific completed a $40m series B round led by Danel while drug delivery system developer Credence raised almost as much.