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

Salesforce Ventures helped top up the business payment platform developer’s series C round with a $50m extension.

Several corporates helped hydrogen refuelling service H2 Mobility Deutschland collect $122m while enterprise optimisation software developer Skan.ai closed a $40m Dell-led series B round

FTX Ventures, Uniswap, Coinbase Ventures and PayPal Ventures helped boost the blockchain technology developer’s valuation to $1bn.

Swisscom and Six came back to participate in the expense management platform developer’s latest round, lifting its total funding to approximately $108m.

DigitalBridge Ventures led wireless adoption software developer Celona's $60m series C round while Papaya is paying up to $200m for Rakuten-backed payment platform developer Azimo.