Xiaomi has led two rounds for the autonomous driving technology developer including a series C, the latter deal valuing it at almost $2bn.

Alphabet’s GV re-upped its investment in the sports NFT platform developer as part of a round valuing it at $7.6bn.

The Engine has reinvested in Lilac Solutions, a lithium extraction technology developer building on research at Northwestern University.

Battery recycling service provider Battery Resourcers, a Worcester Polytechnic Institute spinout, has closed its latest round at $70m.

Stanford spinout DeepVision will use the cash to fund work on its edge computing hardware and software.

Congruent Ventures is among the backers of a $33m series B round for Omnidian, having already taken part in a series A round two years ago.

SoftBank has joined Condé Nast in a round valuing the second-hand fashion marketplace at $1.7bn and pushing its total funding past $620m.

JetBlue Technology Ventures returned in a series C round for Flyr, a provider of price forecasting software for the airline industry.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Menorah Mivtachim and PayPal Ventures backed the livestreaming platform developer this week, with Vision Fund acquiring a board seat.

Mastercard, Wells Fargo and a host of real estate investors supplied funding for the renters loyalty scheme at a $350m valuation.