SoftBank made its latest foray into India’s growing B2B marketplace sector, as ElasticRun more than tripled its valuation to $1.5bn.

EPFL spinout MindMaze has raised $105m from investors including AlbaCore Capital, which had supplied $125m in capital only four months ago.

Genome engineering technology provider Synthego pulled in $200m through a SoftBank-backed series E round while payment technology producer Stronghold unveiled a $100m CVC fund.

Spotter raised the cash in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, as the new media space evolves to viewing content rights as a viable asset.

Conversational automation software provider raised $400m while e-commerce and payment software provider Flutterwave secured $250m in a Salesforce-backed round valuing it at $3bn.

Technip Energies backed the hydrogen fuel producer's newly announced round, as the gas continues to make inroads into the energy transition roadmap.

Softbank Vision Fund 2 co-led academic support software producer Paper's $270m series D round and a $144m round for online lender Funding Societies.

Banking firm BBVA returned to reinvest in Neon, part of a group of digital banking portfolio companies it has built, increasing its stake to nearly 30%.

Lockscreen content provider Glance is raising $200m from Jio Platforms at a unicorn valuation while Sobot, Smart Logic and Akulaku each secured $100m.

The mobile game developer is looking to make acquisitions having raised funding from investors including Access Industries at a $1.4bn valuation.