SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund took part in blockchain payment network Paystand's $50m series C round while Flipkart co-led consumer brand builder G.O.A.T Brand Labs' $36m series A.

Branding services provider Tailor Brands raised $50m in a GoDaddy-led series C round while Orix is set to exit hiring software developer PandoLogic in a $150m acquisition.

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.

6 Dimensions Capital-backed neuromodulation technology developer Neuspera closed a $65m round while gene therapy developer Coave Therapeutics hiked its latest round to $39m.

Telefónica-backed addiction treatment app developer Quit Genius raised $64m while oral care product maker NYSCPS received almost as much in a round featuring ByteDance.

Debt repayment platform developer InDebted received $18.4m from investors including MassMutual, while corporate-backed AdaptiveMobile, Immersal and Pocket Casts are all being acquired.

Greenhouse gas monitor GHGSat boosted a Schlumberger-backed round to $45m while Toyota’s Woven Planet subsidiary is buying spatial intelligence software developer Carmera.

Clean medicine developer Genexa roped in Unilever for its $60m series A round while Krafton led storytelling platform developer Pratilipi's $48m series D.

Electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace raised $35m from investors including Mesa Air and United, while several corporates are set to exit remote access software developer Openpath.

Lilith Games helped artificial intelligence software developer Inspir.ai secure $46.3m while Microsoft AI spinoff Xiaoice closed its series A round at a billion-dollar valuation.