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Solana and Jump Trading helped crypto wallet developer Phantom secure $109m while HR software provider Gupy netted $93.1m in a round co-led by SoftBank.
CSAA-backed digital home insurer Kin Insurance has backed out of a reverse merger while The Sandbox has committed $50m to a metaverse startup accelerator.
Hitachi's corporate venturing unit is lining up its next fund months after launching its sophomore vehicle, according to Stefan Gabriel.
Financial services group Credem is among the investors in the accelerator, which was launched by CDP Venture Capital.
Edenred is backing Raise Ventures while Eurazeo has boosted its smart city fund, showing activity in the French ESG space.
The hire follows wave of senior moves in the healthcare corporate venturing ecosystem
He has been responsible for investor relations and fund administration of Swisscom’s two external funds.
SoftBank led digital pharmacy Alto's $200m series E round as well as a $130m series B round for rent data software provider Esusu.
Corporate-backed IoT technology producer Sigfox has filed for bankruptcy protection, possibly a casualty of a wider clustering of venture capital investment.
Ørjan Aukland had spent two-and-a-half years as head of corporate M&A and corporate venturing at industrial group Lyse before joining GreenCap last August.
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