The cricket-themed NFT platform developer pulled in a nine-figure sum through a round led by Dream Sports and backed by Animoca Brands.

Sector report: consumer

SK Hynix, Marvell and M12 helped data centre technology producer D-Matrix pull in $44m while health insurance provider SafetyWing raised $35m from investors including Digital Garage and CreditEase.

Accenture, Workday and Bank of America helped VR training technology developer Strivr expand its latest round to $65m while Consensys backed a $50m round for blockchain analytics provider Flipside Crypto.

The burrito chain added to its innovation efforts by announcing a strategic investment arm focusing on restaurant, food supply and sustainability technology.

Citi Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Telstra Ventures all invested in blockchain infrastructure provider Blockdaemon's series D round while GV backed cybersecurity software provider Obsidian's $90m series C.

BMW and Ralph Lauren contributed to an $85m round for sustainable materials provider Natural Fiber Welding while Credit Saison invested $80m in virtual credit card service Julo.

The messaging platform developer has revealed the latest eight companies to take part in its 13-week startup programme.

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

A roundup of exits, including IPOs and acquisitions, across the tech transfer ecosystem.