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

The Bloomberg Beta-backed quantum chipmaker is joining forces with the publicly listed Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led autistic childcare platform developer Elemy’s latest round, which valued it at $1.15bn.

Prosus Ventures has returned to back an equity and debt round for the homecare management platform developer secured at a $1.25bn valuation.

The student transport service secured backing from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and BMW i Ventures as it looks to fuel its expansion.

SK Materials, Presidio Ventures and BMW i Ventures were among the investors that helped the lithium mining process developer complete its series B round.

Helena backed Twin Health, the developer of a metabolic digital twin platform, in a round reportedly valuing it at $740m.

Citi and Silicon Valley Bank backed the recruitment platform for mothers in a series C round which brought the overall funding raised by the company to $116m.

Lindsay Klee is the new senior director of technology commercialisation at Wayne State University, having previously worked twice for University of Michigan.

Tel Aviv University spinout CB4 has been bought by Gap after having raised at least $22m in equity financing.