Alameda Research, Blockchain.com and Coinbase helped cryptocurrency exchange Pintu close a $35m round while small molecule drug developer Aardvark raised $29m.

JD Health has backed a $93m series D round for Rimag, while a couple of India-based startups delivered exits.

Pulse Medical and BioMap are among the companies that raised nine-figure rounds, while Amwell bought two corporate-backed companies at once.

Pulse Medical and BioMap are among the companies that raised nine-figure rounds, while Amwell bought two corporate-backed companies at once.

Corporate-backed teleconferencing system provider Baijiayun raised cash at a $465m valuation while financial software provider Prime Trust closed a $64m round featuring Nationwide and Samsung Next.

SoftBank-backed barbershop booking service Squire raised $60m at a $750m valuation while card issuing platform developer Lithic was valued at $800m in a round featuring Exor.

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

SAP.io took part in email software provider Sedna's $34m series B round while Byju's picked up BCC-backed learning app developer Toppr in a deal reportedly sized at about $150m.

Branding services provider Tailor Brands raised $50m in a GoDaddy-led series C round while Orix is set to exit hiring software developer PandoLogic in a $150m acquisition.

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.