SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a $300m round for business-to-business marketplace ElasticRun and co-led blockchain creation platform developer Aleo's $200m series B.

Financial services provider Tribal raised $60m in a SoftBank-led series B round while Credit Saison invested $30m in a round for peer-to-peer lender Julo sized at up to $60m.

The pet services provider is joining forces with CHW Acquisition Corporation at a valuation just over half that at which former backer SoftBank invested in 2018.

Intel and Alibaba-backed database software producer MariaDB agreed a $672m reverse merger while predictive analytics provider Pecan AI was one of three GV investments.

AInnovation floated weeks after another SoftBank-backed AI technology provider, SenseTime, while a third - Cybereason - has reportedly filed for its own offering.

CSAA-backed digital home insurer Kin Insurance has backed out of a reverse merger while The Sandbox has committed $50m to a metaverse startup accelerator.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 helped blockchain technology provider Blockdaemon close a $207m series C round while Qualcomm-backed audio equipment brand BoAt is targeting $246m in its flotation.

Baidu and Tencent are among the investors that will score an exit if the online auto aftersales platform goes public in a Hong Kong offering.

Argo Blockchain is set to exit cryptocurrency technology developer Pluto Digital in a reverse takeover, as Blockchain Founders Fund gets corporate help for a $75m fund.

Mental health app developer Lyra Health raised $235m from investors including Salesforce while blockchain development software provider Secret Network launched a $225m ecosystem fund.