N26, which counts corporates among its previous backers, raised a sizeable round at a $9bn valuation. This round comes to underscore the growth in valuations we have been seeing in the fintech space.

Automated driving software developer Jimu Intelligent raised over $31m from investors including UMC Capital and Avic Pingshan while Lockheed Martin took part in gyroscope technology developer Anello's $28m round.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

MS&AD Ventures and Mouro Capital helped privacy management technology provider Skyflow secure $45m while neurotherapeutics developer Cecerin revealed $40m from investors including Nestlé.

The on-demand, e-commerce and financial services provider is reportedly targeting $1.5bn in an ongoing round, five months after it was created through a merger between corporate-backed Gojek and Tokopedia.

The Motley Fool helped the digital investment platform developer raise series B funding which will be used to boost international expansion.

The payment processing software developer's series B round was led by SoftBank’s Latin America Fund and included Amazon and B3.

Service robot manufacturer Uditech completed a $31.1m Guanda and 58.com-backed round while Mayo Clinic co-led privacy technology developer TripleBlind's $24m series A round.

The Tencent and Allianz-backed digital bank raised the funding at a $9bn valuation in a Third Point Ventures-led round.

The JPMorgan Chase-backed digital bank owner pulled in the funding in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a valuation exceeding $1bn.