Crypto.com, Huobi and BitMart invested in cryptocurrency scaling technology developer Boba Network at a $1.5bn valuation while natural fibre composite provider Bcomp netted $34.9m in a BMW-led round.

AMR Action Fund added $20m to a round for the drug-resistant bacteria treatment developer following a Mayo Clinic-backed first close last May.

Smiths Medical and WuXi AppTec are exiting infusion pump developer Ivenix in an acquisition that could reach $240m, while AI software developer Syntiant raised $55m from investors including Renesas.

Several corporates helped hydrogen refuelling service H2 Mobility Deutschland collect $122m while enterprise optimisation software developer Skan.ai closed a $40m Dell-led series B round

Alibaba helped AR glasses provider Nreal take its funding to $200m in the past year while SGE led a $60m series D round for online coder recruitment service HackerRank.

Swisscom and Six came back to participate in the expense management platform developer’s latest round, lifting its total funding to approximately $108m.

Kakao, NetEase, VNG and Netmarble all backed the mobile game developer as it looks to grow its metaverse capabilities and release new titles.

DigitalBridge Ventures led wireless adoption software developer Celona's $60m series C round while Papaya is paying up to $200m for Rakuten-backed payment platform developer Azimo.

The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem.

Amgen Ventures and existing backers GV, Heritage Provider Network and Alexandria Venture Investments helped the cancer and IBD drug developer secure fresh funding.