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LG, SBI, Hella and Hynix contributed to a second close of the road-mapping system developer's latest round, which already featured Intel Capital and Airbus Ventures.

Public-owned Saudi Aramco and Saudi Information Technology Company have started a vehicle to back growth-stage information and communication technology businesses.

Trinity College Dublin spinout Danalto has been backed by the spinout-focused Atlantic Bridge University Bridge Fund and Enterprise Ireland.

The first flotation of a ride hailing business, expected in early 2019, will give an exit to a range of corporate investors and will move this business model into public markets.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

In the second half of our guide to corporate venturing's biggest trends in 2018, we look at the growth of Chinese tech companies, genomics, advances in transport tech and the growth of the scooter rental space.

4Paradigm has now won backing from a host of corporates for its technology, which helps clients build AI apps for purposes including financial services.

In part one of our 2018 trends round up, we examine the ubiquity of SoftBank's Vision Fund, the increased willingness of unicorns to go public, and increased activity in the crypto and agriculture spaces.

4Paradigm has now won backing from Tsinghua University Science Park for its technology, which helps clients build AI apps for purposes including financial services.

The Qualcomm-backed AR and computer vision technology developer is seeking a buyer after a shareholder vetoed a new fundraise.

Bristol-linked Graphcore has raised cash from Microsoft, Samsung, BMW i Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital and Dell Technologies Capital at a valuation of $1.7bn.