Prosus helped B2B e-commerce platform ShopUp lift its series B round to $174m while SPIL Ventures co-led a $70m series C for trucking optimisation platform Deliveree.

Healthcare venture firm Seae Ventures' founders had previously set up corporate VC unit Zaffre Investments only to face issues surrounding independence and regional focus.

SoftBank led contract management platform developer LegalForce's $102m series D round while several corporates exited logistics service provider GogoX in an $85m IPO.

A range of corporates helped hydrogen system developer Electric Hydrogen raise $198m while Shell and Chevron backed fusion energy system developer Zap's $160m series C.

Osage University Partners has added MicroTransponder to a small but mightly portfolio of medical device companies.

Illumina and Celgene could exit genome researcher Human Longevity in a reverse merger while Openly raised $75m from investors including Advance Venture Partners and Gradient Ventures.

Michel Combes is leaving his position as CEO of SoftBank Group International after just five months, the latest in a string of high-level investor departures at the corporate.

Gene-sequencing technology producer Axbio raised nearly $100m in a round co-led by AstraZeneca-CICC Investment Fund while Eli Lilly helped Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund II to a $504m first close.

Stanley Black & Decker's investment arm is shifting focus as its parent prepares to divest its healthcare and security assets in favour of a newly created outdoor products business, according to president Dina Routhier.

Cancer biopsy developer Elypta raised $21m in a round led by Bonnier Ventures while Evli Bank led cryptocurrency arbitrage platform Mosdex's $20m series A.