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From extracting oxygen from moon dust to building the successor to the International Space Station, here are nine startups working on the next frontier of space.

Lucas Fornoff, formerly an investment manager at Evonik Venture Capital, will manage venture investments at Rentenbank.

Gil Rotenberg has joined the Samsung unit as an investment principal following three years of early-stage investing at Clal Financial Management.

BioBetter’s technology utilises tobacco plants to provide a climate-friendly response to the meat production industry.

While politicians want to bring tech manufacturing back to western countries, the economics are stacked against it.

Funding for warehouse robotics companies has doubled year on year to $1bn in 2022, with Locus Robotics’ Siemens-backed series F the latest nine-figure round.

R/GA Ventures connects startups with R/GA's big brand clients, and takes warrants in the businesses which can occasionally lead to big payouts.

ITT Motion Technologies has promoted Corrado Mida to executive director of corporate development, M&A and corporate venture.

Terna Forward has been allocated over $50m and will look to invest in external companies as well as spinning off innovative technology through an incubator model.

The new fund will invest in software, mobility services and sustainability.

Oil and gas companies' profits have risen more than five-fold in the last two years. But investment activities are increasing more slowly.