Zebra Technologies took part in a $25.8m round for the retail automation technology provider as offline retailers look to automate to compete with e-commerce.

Multiple corporates have helped staffing software provider Paradox close a $200m series C round, and electronic parts maker BOE Technology is putting up about $47m in a Chinese state-backed vehicle.

Drug development platform creator Xbiome has raised nearly $100m in series B funding while bioindustrial startup services provider 21st.Bio secured a similar amount from Novo.

Corporate-backed unicorns Via and Cohesity have both confidentially filed to go public while autonomous driving technology developer Haomo.AI raised nearly $157m.

Data and analytics companies raise money in the hundreds of millions, while GV spreads investments across multiple sectors.

Sony Innovation Fund and Innovation Growth Ventures both had a spectacular 2021, and various team members spoke to GCV about their latest investments in Cruz Foam, Delos, Identiq and Kiswe.

Mouro Capital has returned to back the real estate transaction platform in the largest VC deal in Spain that outstripped Glovo’s $529m series F round closed earlier this year, thanks to an increased interest in the proptech and iBuyer space in the local market.

SoftBank invested in rounds for Olist, Open Co and Juspay while Innovaccer raised $150m.

Investments roll in for blockchain-based games, fintech, enterprise software and energy companies.

Hulic Startup is the latest real estate-focused CVC unit in Japan, after the likes of 31Ventures, HHP Co-Creation Fund, NN Corporate Capital and TFHD Open Innovation Program, part of Mitsui Fudosan, Hankyu Hanshin Properties, Nomura and Tokyu Fudosan respectively.