Takeda Ventures has brought on Mann as a senior partner who draws on extensive life sciences-focused venture capital experience.

Klaff Realty was among the investors in the construction technology developer’s latest round, which took its overall funding to $100m.

University and diversity-focused recruitment group Yello is merging with its corporate-backed counterpart in a bid to drive DEI hiring strategy.

Patient Square Capital has led a series B round for the Stanford-linked gene therapy developer, which previously collected $80.5m in May last year.

Clean medicine developer Genexa roped in Unilever for its $60m series A round while Krafton led storytelling platform developer Pratilipi's $48m series D.

Q&A with Andrea Course, venture principal, Shell Ventures

Softbank helped the XDR cybersecurity software provider secure crossover financing at a valuation likely to have exceeded $3bn.

Tencent-backed digital analytics software provider Amplitude has reportedly filed confidentially for a direct listing, weeks after raising cash at a $4bn valuation.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a round valuing the money management platform developer at $1.5bn, four months after its series D.

The price Eli Lilly is paying for protein drug developer and portfolio company Protomer could potentially top $1bn dependent on milestone payments.