RingCentral Ventures participated in the retail customer experience platform’s latest round at a unicorn valuation, bringing its total funding to $152m.

Multiple corporates helped call centre software producer Cresta raise $80m at a $1.6bn valuation while agricultural intelligence provider Apollo secured $40m in a round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2.

Radiopharmaceuticals developer Precirix completed an $88m series B round featuring Novo while corporate-backed kitchen technology provider Bear Robotics raised $81m.

Bernstein Management and JBG Smith helped accommodation provider Placemakr raise $90m while crypto custodian Hex Trust netted $88m in a round co-led by Animoca Brands.

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

MUFG Innovation Partners contributed to mobility financier Moove's $105m series A2 round while MS&AD and Nationwide helped insurance software developer Socotra raise $50m.

More than 20 corporate backers are due to score exits through an offering that could value the online consumer services portal at nearly $29bn.

SAIC Motor’s Hengxu Capital helped allosteric drug developer Nutshell Therapeutics close a $40m round while cancer therapy developer Impact Therapeutics secured series D1 funding.

The Tencent, Naspers and BCC-backed online education services provider was valued at $22bn in its latest round as it prepares its initial public offering.

Aldi South, Rewe and Żabka joined investors including HP Tech Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures and Verizon Ventures in the autonomous retail technology developer's series B round.