UC Investments-backed sports media company SpringHill was valued at $725m in a round that included the university and several corporates.

The warehouse robot developer’s latest round has pushed its total funding past the $200m mark since being founded out of Stanford in 2017.

Tsinghua University-linked data protection software developer’s latest round valued the company at $621m.

Solar wafer technology developer NexWafe bagged $45m in a Reliance Industries-led round while BDMI helped hike collectibles marketplace Rally's series B to the same size.

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

LeBron James’ sports media company was valued at $725m in a round of undisclosed size that included Nike, Epic Games and Fenway Sports Group.

The cybersecurity insurance provider added $20m from Ion Crossover Partners for a round already backed by Microsoft and Munich Re, at a $1.35bn valuation.

The $136m latest tranche of the e-commerce group’s series E round included Concord Fortune Group, adding to an AIA-backed first close.

Upstart, PayPal and J Safra Group participated in a round in which the microfinance platform developer reached an $800m valuation.

Sumitomo has returned to back the warehouse robot developer's latest round, pushing its total funding past the $200m mark.