The Coinbase, Animoca Brands and Gumi-backed NFT marketplace grew its valuation almost ninefold in the space of six months as the NFT market skyrockets.

Data software provider Weka raised $73m in a round led by Hitachi Ventures while Advance Publications exited social impact technology developer EverFi in a $750m acquisition.

Amazon, Motorola Solutions, PTC, Liberty Global and Advantech were among the investors that supplied extra series B-1 funding for the smart contact lens provider helping to push wearable technology to the next level.

Veon and Prosus helped B2B product marketplace ShopUp push its series B funding to $109m while Sunshine Insurance backed rounds for ImmuneOnco and Xuanzhu Biopharmaceutical.

Live Nation was among the investors that supported the Pernod Ricard-backed heavy water retailer, which is benefitting from a series of memorable marketing initiatives.

Data storage technology producer Dera pulled in over $150m through a China Unicom-backed series C round while GlobalBees raised in excess of $110m in a round featuring SoftBank and FirstCry.

Chinese drug discovery platform QureBio raised corporate funding last week while JD.com and Qi-Anxin Technology Group were among the LPs that helped set up the $470m Shoudu Pan Healthcare Industry Fund.

Drug development platform creator Xbiome has raised nearly $100m in series B funding while bioindustrial startup services provider 21st.Bio secured a similar amount from Novo.

SoftBank and Foxconn are both looking to sell shares in the offering, which could represent confirmation of a recovery for the once troubled e-commerce platform operator.

Corporate-backed unicorns Via and Cohesity have both confidentially filed to go public while autonomous driving technology developer Haomo.AI raised nearly $157m.