Salesforce Ventures returned for a series D round that will help the fundraising software provider bolster hiring, product development and geographic expansion.

Exor has become the latest corporate investor in the online insurance provider, which already counts CNP Assurances as an investor and which is now valued at $1.7bn.

The GMO and Mastercard-backed digital payment portal operator received its latest funding at a $3bn valuation and has now raised roughly $370m in total.

The NTT-backed cybersecurity software developer was valued at over $2bn in the round, which was led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

GV participated in a series C round that lifted the coronavirus treatment and preventative agent developer's overall funding to $466m.

Mercuria has invested in rare metal provider TechMet, which has now secured $170m in total and which is already planning to raise a further $250m.

The rooftop solar installer has agreed to raise $50m in equity funding and up to $54m in convertible note financing from solar project developer Solegreen.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities helped the cancer detection software developer through a convertible note round.

TDK Ventures and XTX Ventures participated in a sizeable round raised by the advanced computing technology provider Groq at a unicorn valuation. The company is part of the larger artificial intelligence (AI) space, which has seen much and sustained interest by corporates in recent years.

The FIS-backed round valued the fraud prevention software provider above $1bn and lifted its overall funding to roughly $400m.