Sesame Ventures helped lazy eye treatment developer Luminopia raise $12m while UPS, Qualcomm and Mercado Libre exited courier marketplace Mandaê in a purchase by Nuvemshop.

The multicorporate-backed operator of a keyless lock app called Akerun will list on the TSE’s Mothers Market next month in an IPO set to value it at $204m.

Corporate-backed asset management software developer Zero Hash raised $35m in series C funding while warehouse robotics provider VisionNav closed its own series C round.

The multicorporate-backed hotel platform is set to issue up to $942m of new stock in the offering while SoftBank plans to sell over $175m of its shares.

Goldman Sachs co-led a series C round for the financial data repository that included Morgan Stanley, Citi, Barclays, Bank of America and Wells Fargo.

Amenity and delivery services provider Avo is looking to enter new markets with series B funding from new and existing investors including JLL.

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

Software developer-focused recruitment firm Andela was valued at $1.5bn in a series E round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2.

The TAL Education-backed online tutoring platform developer achieved unicorn status with a round hiking its overall funding to about $295m.

Deep Nishar, formerly an Americas-focused senior managing partner at SoftBank’s Investment Advisers subsidiary, has announced his plans to leave the parent firm at the end of this year.