The Stripe-backed rapid checkout tool developer was valued at $1bn early last year but is closing its doors after failing to raise more cash.

Crypto.com, Huobi and BitMart invested in cryptocurrency scaling technology developer Boba Network at a $1.5bn valuation while natural fibre composite provider Bcomp netted $34.9m in a BMW-led round.

The Binance-backed cryptocurrency exchange has put its weight behind Nanovest, Avarik Saga, Avarta, Diamond Protocol and Play it Forward DAO

Fertility financing service Future Family, machine learning software developer Black Crow AI and digital twin software provider vHive each nabbed $25m in corporate-backed rounds.

The gaming NFT marketplace was seeded by investors including Animoca Brands, Solana Labs and Coinbase Ventures.

Quantum computing technology provider Horizon Quantum Computing raised $12m from Tencent while identity verification technology developer Tru.id hiked an NHN-backed round to $9m.

BitFlyer shareholders including Sekisui House have reportedly negotiated a majority sale of the cryptocurrency exchange for up to $370m.

Several corporates backed the blockchain technology developer in its latest round, boosting its valuation to $1bn. Valuations of blockchain tech companies have soared along with the interest in speculative assets classes inherently linked to the blockchain in recent times.

Smiths Medical and WuXi AppTec are exiting infusion pump developer Ivenix in an acquisition that could reach $240m, while AI software developer Syntiant raised $55m from investors including Renesas.

Alphabet, Goodyear, Liberty Global and Deutsche Telekom all took part in a round hiking the crypto IoT network developer's valuation to $1.2bn