Scalapay is the third buy now, pay later service to receive funding from Tencent in the past four months, in a series B round valuing it in excess of $1bn.

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

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 took part in a $230m round for Gousto, a $102m round for Plexium and RightHand Robotics' $66m series C round.

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

A host of real estate developers contributed to Fifth Wall's latest vehicle and will gain the opportunity to make co-investments alongside the venture firm.

The network of regional tech transfer offices in France added a combined 97 new spinouts to their portfolios last year, bringing the total to 672.

GS Energy helped hydrogen sensor developer H2scan raise $70m while London Stock Exchange is buying Goldman Sachs-backed trading technology developer Tora for $325m.

ABB Technology Ventures invested in Automata’s latest round, as it looks to roll out its medical automation technology across the UK and beyond.

Neobank Atom raised $102m in a round co-led by financial services firm BBVA while SG Fleet and Copec helped Zoomo boost its series B to $80m.

Agility returned to reinvest in the commercial EV developer as it gets ready to kick off production of its trucks.