Willow Biosciences is the result of a three-way merger between University of Calgary spinout Epimeron, BioCan Technologies and CSE-listed Makena Resources.

Microelectronics Technology Laboratory spinout Smart Force Technologies’ mask-less 2D microfabrication technology will be integrated with new 3D printers developed by Microlight3D.

Qualcomm, SanDisk and Mail.ru are among the investors exiting video-editing tool provider Magisto, which has agreed to an acquisition by Vimeo.

The biopharmaceutical company, formerly known as Pronutria Biosciences and backed by Nestlé Health Science, has filed for an $86.3m offering following $172m of funding.

Walmart will absorb Polymorph's native advertising technology following an acquisition that will involve Rakuten and MDC Partners exiting.

Pfizer is the largest shareholder of Alzheimer's drug developer Cortexyme, which has filed to raise up to $86.3m in its initial public offering.

The digital payment technology provider has been acquired by Naspers subsidiary PayU in a $70m deal that will enable Intel Capital to exit.

Salesforce is set to exit IT service desk software provider Samanage in a $350m acquisition by SolarWinds, which will integrate the company's offering into its own product suite.

Africa-focused e-commerce company Jumia floated in the middle of its range, with more than half the shares being bought by existing corporate investors.

The first quarter of 2019 may not have broken records, but it puts the year on track for a solid performance after the historic successes of the previous 12 months.