Michelle Bolas has been appointed chief innovation officer, while also becoming executive director of Innovate Carolina.

The venture fund officially launched at the end of last month, having already invested in five companies linked to University of Washington.

MIT spinout Superpedestrian has collected $125m in a series C round that attracted Sony Innovation Fund and Citi Impact Fund.

Solana and Jump Trading helped crypto wallet developer Phantom secure $109m while HR software provider Gupy netted $93.1m in a round co-led by SoftBank.

Netease is set to exit the video game developer in the third multibillion-dollar gaming acquisition so far this year.

AInnovation floated weeks after another SoftBank-backed AI technology provider, SenseTime, while a third - Cybereason - has reportedly filed for its own offering.

A roundup of exits, including IPOs and acquisitions, across the tech transfer ecosystem.

CSAA-backed digital home insurer Kin Insurance has backed out of a reverse merger while The Sandbox has committed $50m to a metaverse startup accelerator.

Ohio Innovation Fund was among the shareholders who returned for Enable Injections’ latest round.

SAP is set to pay an undisclosed amount for a majority stake in the Ping An, Saudi Aramco and Telus-backed digital invoicing technology developer.