Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Data analytics platform developer Starburst raised $250m in a Salesforce-backed round valuing it above $3.3bn while SoftBank co-led a $140m round for small molecule drug developer Ventus.

Prosus Ventures co-led a round for the online share trading service, one of a wave of startups bringing investment tools to emerging markets.

Digital bank operator Tonik Financial raised $131m in a Mizuho Bank-led round while e-commerce software provider Shopware secured $100m from PayPal and Carlyle.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a $300m round for business-to-business marketplace ElasticRun and co-led blockchain creation platform developer Aleo's $200m series B.

Citi Ventures and Visa helped e-commerce services startup Cart.com raise $240m while SoftBank Vision Fund 2 took part in nine-figure rounds for Dewpoint and Platform Science.

Intel and Alibaba-backed database software producer MariaDB agreed a $672m reverse merger while predictive analytics provider Pecan AI was one of three GV investments.

The oil substitute technology developer is looking to disrupt vegetable oil supply chains with backing from Virgin Group.

Constuction materials marketplace RenoRun's $142m Schneider Electric-backed series B round headed up some large rounds for Canadian companies also including League and Ekona Power.

Solana and Jump Trading helped crypto wallet developer Phantom secure $109m while HR software provider Gupy netted $93.1m in a round co-led by SoftBank.