Dutch chip gear maker Nearfield Instruments raises $380M

A Netherlands-based firm which makes specialised measurement and inspection technology used in chip manufacturing has raised $380m in new funding, valuing it at $1.6bn, it said today. The Series D round in Nearfield Instruments was led by new investor US investing giant Fidelity, along with Singapore state fund Temasek, deeptech VC Walden Catalyst, European VC Innovation Industries, asset manager M&G Investments, and the Dutch national finance investor Invest-NL. Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)