The Nigerian fintech sector continues to boom as Credit Saison and The Motley Fool invested in the share trading platform developer through their first African deals.

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

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.

Ohio Innovation Fund was among the shareholders who returned for Enable Injections’ latest round.

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

CapitalG was among the investors in the digital asset transfer service’s latest round, which boosted its overall funding to $1bn and valued it at $8bn.

SoftBank led digital pharmacy Alto's $200m series E round as well as a $130m series B round for rent data software provider Esusu.

Walmart made a strategic investment in the vertical farm operator through a round led by existing investor SoftBank Vision Fund 1, pushing its total funding past $940m.

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.

FTX Trading's US subsidiary secured the cash at an $8bn valuation, bucking the trend among rival cryptocurrency exchanges less eager to raise funding.