Animoca Brands and Untamed Planet have stepped out of the crypto and gaming sphere to invest in a genetic engineering startup looking to bring back the woolly mammoth.

GV and Animoca Brands helped earphone developer Nothing secure $70m while Cialfo bumped its Seek-backed series B round up to $60m.

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

Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Pfizer Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments all returned for the $26m second tranche of the immunobiology therapy developer’s series A round.

JPMorgan Chase and Salesforce Ventures took part in financial services provider Propel's $50m series B round while prayer app developer Glorify closed its second $40m round in three months.

STV co-led a $54m extension lifting BNPL service Tabby's series B round to $104m while online seafood marketplace Captain Fresh doubled its valuation to $500m in a $50m series C.

Optum Ventures has led the latest round for the health plan administration platform, investing together with Cigna Ventures to take its overall funding to $40m.

Carbon-to-diamond technology developer Aether raised $18m in a Helena-led round while healthcare fintech startup Lynx emerged from stealth with $17.5m from investors including Commonwealth Care Alliance.

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

Fitness app developer Keep filed for a Hong Kong IPO while construction data software provider OpenSpace secured $102m and Snowflake agreed an $800m acquisition of data technology producer Streamlit.