Financial advice service Credit Sesame pushed its overall funding past $160m while small molecule drug developer Genhouse and AI technology developer Gideon Brothers each raised $31m.

The groceries delivery service has filed for an initial public offering reportedly set to be up to $500m in size that would allow Bertelsmann, Red Star Macalline and SoftBank to exit.

Light Street Capital has led the Digital Garage, Nissen and Tokio Marine & Nichido-backed human resources software provider’s series D round.

The Tsinghua-backed DNA and RNA sequencing equipment manufacturer has added $63m to its coffers.

Baidu Ventures has re-upped its commitment to the DNA and RNA sequencing equipment manufacturer, joining investors including Sunshine Insurance’s Riverhead Capital vehicle.

The contract beauty product manufacturer’s sophomore accelerator cohort will follow a maiden edition held in July 2020 in collaboration with private equity firm Carlyle.

McCain helped meatless nugget producer Simulate secure a $250m valuation while retail technology developer Grabango raised $39m from investors including Unilever and Honeywell.

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

Tata Digital has hired CureFit’s chief executive as part of a $75m investment for the UC-RNT Fund-backed health and fitness app developer.

Project AsiaForward will provide tech developers to funding in addition to training and access to its venture capital connections.