With a remit across healthcare, life sciences and advanced materials, Merck’s corporate venturing unit is scoping an opportunity-filled landscape.

Radiopharmaceuticals developer Precirix completed an $88m series B round featuring Novo while corporate-backed kitchen technology provider Bear Robotics raised $81m.

Q&A with Victoria Lietha, principal, ABB Technology Ventures

UGent, VUB, UAntwerpen, UHasselt, ULiège, VITO and Imec are all among the partners of Qbic, which has raised $54m for its third fund.

Bernstein Management and JBG Smith helped accommodation provider Placemakr raise $90m while crypto custodian Hex Trust netted $88m in a round co-led by Animoca Brands.

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

MUFG Innovation Partners contributed to mobility financier Moove's $105m series A2 round while MS&AD and Nationwide helped insurance software developer Socotra raise $50m.

Schibsted Ventures participated in a round which pushed the smart energy provider's overall funding to over $170m as it eyes European expansion.

JetBlue Technology Ventures has exited the short-term rental data provider in a takeover by OTA Insights that follows $2.8m in funding.

Lunar expanded its series D round to $307m while RefleXion Medical raised $80m and Silent Eight raked in $40m.