Several corporates backed a $68m series D round for microbiome drug developer Vedanta Biosciences while grooming brand owner Pangaea raised the same amount from investors including Unilever.

6 Dimensions Capital-backed neuromodulation technology developer Neuspera closed a $65m round while gene therapy developer Coave Therapeutics hiked its latest round to $39m.

Red Ventures has made a strategic investment in Tilting Point as part of the video game publishers’ first equity funding round.

The media company will execute investments, strategic partnerships and M&A deals through newly formed holding vehicle GMA Ventures.

Debt repayment platform developer InDebted received $18.4m from investors including MassMutual, while corporate-backed AdaptiveMobile, Immersal and Pocket Casts are all being acquired.

The BCC and SIG-backed news aggregator was valued at about $550m in a round led by technology investment firm Vy Capital.

Clean medicine developer Genexa roped in Unilever for its $60m series A round while Krafton led storytelling platform developer Pratilipi's $48m series D.

Lilith Games helped artificial intelligence software developer Inspir.ai secure $46.3m while Microsoft AI spinoff Xiaoice closed its series A round at a billion-dollar valuation.

The video game publisher’s investment vehicle will back indie game creators with the potential for long-term collaborations.

Munich Re and Microsoft helped CO2-to-chemicals technology provider Twelve raise $57m while Eli Lilly and Kaiser Permanente-backed CRO dMed-Clinipac secured $50m.