Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer helped drug developer TRexBio close its $59m series A round while Slack backed human resources software provider Oyster at a $475m valuation.

Tencent, Credit Saison and JG Summit have all contributed to a $16m round for GrowSari while Greenvolt is set to acquire up to 29% of solar system installer Perfecta Energía.

58.com's online marketplace spinoff secured $100m in a Xiaomi-led series D1 round having already received earlier funding from Tencent.

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre will invest in research projects at Scottish universities to support the creation of more spinouts.

11Street and CJ Group contributed to a $71.8m round for on-demand logistics provider Barogo while Eli Lilly helped provide $66m for macrocycle drug developer Circle Pharma.

Motif FoodWorks, launched by Gingko Bioworks, has pocketed $226m in a round backed by returning investor Louis Dreyfus a month after Gingko agreed to a reverse merger.

Motif FoodWorks, which traces its roots to MIT, has pocketed $226m in a round backed by returning investor Louis Dreyfus a month after Motif’s parent agreed to a reverse merger.

Bitwise Asset Management completed a $70m round backed by Coinbase at a $500m-plus valuation, while luxury goods wholesaler Joor raised $46m to take its overall funding to $81m.

The accelerator will welcome agtech and foodtech developers for a 12-week programme, with Atlantic Bridge among those providing mentoring.

Gene therapy startup VectorY has raised more than $37m in an Eli Lilly-backed seed round while AR helmet developer XYZ Reality pulled in over $28m.