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Denso took part in a $71m series D round for artificial intelligence technology provider Blaize while inflammatory disease drug developer Aristea closed a $63m Novo and Arena-backed round.

Venture capital funding for Indian firms hit a six-year high of $12.1bn in the first six months of 2021

Legal & General, Achmea and TotalEnergies helped the electric vehicle rental service take its overall funding to $245m.

Tobias Jahn has left his managing director position at BMW i Ventures to take on a partner role at Hitachi Ventures.

SAP.io took part in email software provider Sedna's $34m series B round while Byju's picked up BCC-backed learning app developer Toppr in a deal reportedly sized at about $150m.

Airbus joined Virgin founder Richard Branson to buy into investment firm Seraphim Space Investment Trust through its initial public offering.

The electric truck developer has closed a round co-led by Amazon and Ford Motor Company, pushing its overall funding past the $10bn mark.

The Lenovo-backed system-on-chip product maker secured over $150m in a series B round co-led by China Development Bank Capital and China V Fund.

ChargePoint has agreed to pay $294m to acquire the EV charging station management platform, two years after the latter secured an undisclosed amount from Volkswagen.

Our data suggest that valuations in the HR tech space are picking up. Two deals stories from last week confirm the trend.

Several corporates backed a $68m series D round for microbiome drug developer Vedanta Biosciences while grooming brand owner Pangaea raised the same amount from investors including Unilever.