Digital asset exchange Zipmex increased its corporate-backed series B round to over $51m while Digital Garage-backed 1plusX in a $150m acquisition.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the e-commerce automation software developer’s latest round, helping it reach unicorn status and lift its total funding to almost $200m.

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.