Nio Capital participated in the 3D printing technology producer’s latest round as it looks to accelerate technology innovation.

Nakashima Propeller, Yoshimasu, Proto Ventures and Logistics Innovation Fund are among the LPs that supplied $44.2m to help close the UAV-oriented investment group’s third vehicle.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 invested in sneaker marketplace operator Soda at a $336m valuation while university application platform developer CollegeDekho increased its series B round to $35m.

The semiconductor producer netted a nine-figure amount of series C funding from investors including SAIC Motor vehicle Shang Qi Capital.

Goldman Sachs and CLSA were among the investors that provided $63.4m to take the online lending marketplace's total funding to over $83m.

The cloud gaming technology developer is set to boost its technology with $62.8m from investors including Xiaomi and MiHoYo.

Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis made strategic investments in advanced battery developer Factorial Energy while celluar therapy developer Mana Therapeutics closed its $42m series A round.

The EV producer has disclosed $305m series D1 and $152m series D2 rounds that collectively included Agile Group, PCCW and Shun Tak.

SoftBank put up $150m for a the metaverse platform developer's series B round, which included Big Hit Entertainment, YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment.

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