Sectors

From applications in clinical areas such as diagnostics and drug discovery, to the chemical, manufacturing, retail and automotive sectors, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have disrupted many traditional industries, opening new frontiers and driving the development of ground-breaking solutions.

AI Q4 2021 report editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing

Haptic glove developer HaptX hiked a NetEase and Verizon-backed series A round to $28m while several corporates contributed to home care network Welmo's $18.1m series C round.

The vaccine developer's series C-plus round was co-led by SoftBank Vision Fund and came just three months after it closed a $700m series C.

ING Ventures, JPMorgan Chase, SEB, Lloyds Banking Group and SC Ventures all contributed to a series C round pushing the banking software developer's valuation past $1bn.

The Legend Holdings-formed venture capital firm is reportedly seeking $300m for the final close of its latest dollar-denominated healthcare vehicle.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

McGraw Hill is set to exit the language learning platform developer in an all-cash acquisition by Chegg that will help it expand in the United States.

Intact Ventures, helped the UL-backed cybersecurity and insurance provider raise series C capital as it eyes international expansion.

Radiotherapy developer RayzeBio has spun off a China-focused subsidiary called Ablaze with series A funding from investors also including Nan Fung.

Intel Capital, Telstra Ventures and existing investor GV all backed the multi-cloud management software provider in a round led by Altimeter Capital.