Fidelity’s Eight Roads Ventures subsidiary has helped the BNPL platform provider close its fresh round at a $350m valuation a year after it was founded, as India sees steady growth in the market.

Airtable, HealthCare.com and T11 pull in nine-figure rounds.

Fintech and technology startups have continued to see their coffers grow

SoftBank helped e-commerce brand aggregator Merama hike its series B round to $285m while Koch Industries took part in a round valuing supply chain finance provider Tradeshift at $2.7bn.

Cerebral, Robotic Research, ABclonal Technology, Ola and RainMed Medical all pulled in nine-figure rounds, the first two featuring SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Corporate-backed digital banking platform operator Nu Holdings priced its offering at the top of its range in New York, representing the first Brazil-originated flotation in three months.

The mobile banking platform developer's latest round, co-led by Tencent, is the latest in a busy 2021 for the French tech sector.

Tyme has taken funding from Tencent and CDC to close a series B round highlighting the appeal of digital banking in emerging markets.

Professional education provider Platzi pulled in $60m through a Prosus-led round while e-commerce software producer Marketplacer took in $38m from investors including Salesforce Ventures.

Already active in blockchain gaming investment, the corporates are teaming up to accelerate the monetisation of the sector.