Sesame Ventures helped lazy eye treatment developer Luminopia raise $12m while UPS, Qualcomm and Mercado Libre exited courier marketplace Mandaê in a purchase by Nuvemshop.

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

SoftBank invested $125m through a $160m private placement as portfolio company and cancer drug developer Exscientia went public in an offering sized at nearly $305m.

Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Pierre Fabre have made capital commitments to Advent France Biotechnology’s second fund.

The Dundee spinout has raised more than $304m in its IPO in the US, with another $160m secured through a concurrent private placement.

Corporate-backed asset management software developer Zero Hash raised $35m in series C funding while warehouse robotics provider VisionNav closed its own series C round.

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

Tencent, Nikon, Amgen and Illumina all scored exits as the DNA sequencing provider's shares popped in the wake of its flotation.

The legal digitisation software provider's series C round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and quintupled its valuation.

Altria-backed Micreos is working on a clinical platform that will facilitate the targeted killing of unwanted bacteria, and has just secured $37.5m.