Global Data Consortium, Guidefi, OfColor, Walnut and Zeta are the first startups to be chosen for FinRise, which targets underrepresented founders in tech.

UniCredit, Swedbank, Groupe BPCE and Íslandsbanki contributed to an $11.8m round that took the banking software provider's total funding past $55m.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Coinbase, Banca del Ceresio, ECMC and SIG were among the participants in a series A round that took the digital asset banking startup's total funding to $44m.

The supply chain financing platform has filed to raise up to $1.06bn in a Hong Kong Stock Exchange offering which will enable Bertelsmann, GLP, Skyworth and Tencent to exit.

The Paypal and Citi-backed payment platform developer has secured an additional $90m following a $180m close in January.

Migdal Insurance, Harel Group, Menora Mivtachim Insurance and Hachshara Insurance helped the financial technology-focused investor reach a $120m first close of its latest fund.

The Alphabet, Virgin and Access Industries-backed cryptocurrency technology provider hiked its valuation to $5.2bn in a series C announced just five weeks after its last round.

ANZi Ventures was among the investors that added $100m to a round that now values the cross-border payment software producer at $2.6bn.

AlsOK, IIJ and KDDI have returned to back the cryptocurrency exchange and standardisation services group’s $61.6m round, joining fellow corporates Japan Post, Mitsubishi, NTT and Secom.