Singtel and Grab have acquired a combined 32.5% stake in the digital banking subsidiary of Emtek, diluting the latter’s to 62.8%.

The on-demand apparel printing wholesaler received backing from Joyy to expand into the US market.

Mental health app developer Lyra Health raised $235m from investors including Salesforce while blockchain development software provider Secret Network launched a $225m ecosystem fund.

Vision Fund 2 invested in e-commerce software provider Shoplazza and digital therapeutics developer Big Health as part of what is becoming a busy January.

Volkswagen Group invested a nine-figure amount in 24M Technologies while SoftBank participated in a $100m series C round for Pixis.

Car leasing service Dishangtie Car Rental completed a $200m series D round featuring Ingka while crypto-asset software producer Lukka raised cash in a corporate-backed round valuing it at $1.3bn.

UK-based sales software providers Highspot and Cognism both scored funding in late-stage rounds, with Salesforce Ventures, Axa Venture Partners and Swisscom Ventures among the investors.

Animoca Brands, Delphi Digital and Verizon are helping FCF bring audience participation into live sports through the blockchain.

SoftBank led 5G chip developer Eigencomm's $157m series C round while smart bank Seba Bank raised $120m in its own series C, which included Alameda Research.

Synthetic DNA producer DNA Script and personalised health plan provider Transcarent each closed $200m corporate-backed series C rounds.