Sectors

BMW i Ventures and Telekom Innovation Pool both invested in a series A round for the IoT system provider, which had developed dedicated technology products with their parent companies.

Web3 security software producer Certik received $60m from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund 2 while corporate-backed automation technology provider Vicarious is being bought after raising over $250m.

The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem.

BYD, CATL and PetroChina’s Kunlun Capital vehicle were among the investors in a round valuing the lithium-ion battery material producer at $1.5bn.

The energy recycling technology provider received backing from Mitsui and DRW in a round totalling $505m in equity and debt financing.

TDK Ventures, Itic and Amazon’s newly minted Industrial Innovation Fund all contributed to warehouse robot developer Agility's series B round.

SoftBank Ventures Asia is reportedly among the firms investing in the owner of interior design app Today’s House at a $1.45bn valuation.

The cosmetics producer has supplied over $54m for the first close of the $160m circular economy-focused vehicle, a joint venture for Cycle Capital and Demeter.

Swiggy helped boost Rapido's valuation to $800m in a round that featured Shell Ventures and TVS Motor. This is a deal of a rather surprising size and valuation in a space that has not been as hot over the past years, as far as corporate-backed deals are concerned.

Appliance management app developer Fresco's $20m round was co-led by Vorwerk and Instant Brands while NBCUniversal and Hearst helped media measurement software provider TVScientific raise $20m.

Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund will invest in logistics technology developers while the corporate's AWS Impact Accelerator is targeting founders from underrepresented backgrounds.