Professional education provider Platzi pulled in $60m through a Prosus-led round while e-commerce software producer Marketplacer took in $38m from investors including Salesforce Ventures.

Salesforce Ventures helped supply $62m for business intelligence software developer Klue while GS Retail invested $55m in mobility services provider Kakao Mobility.

Nicolas Sauvage and Andrew Maywah spoke to GCV about the strategic importance of Actnano, its 20th portfolio company.

SoftBank’s Latin America Fund helped prayer app developer Glorify raise $40m at a $250m valuation while decentralised derivatives network Hxro Network secured $34m in a round featuring several corporates.

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.

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.

Haptic glove developer HaptX hiked a NetEase and Verizon-backed series A round to $28m while several corporates contributed to home care network Welmo's $18.1m series C round.

The used vehicle marketplace was valued at over $1bn in a series C round featuring BMW i Ventures to hike its overall funding to over $276m.

Fosun RZ Capital returned to reinvest in e-commerce software provider Desty through a $5m series A round while inventory management software developer Smart Shopping boosted its total funding to $14m.

Bent Pixels co-led new media company Hepmil Media's first funding round while dating app developer East Meets East completed a DeNA-led series A.