Educational Testing Service was part of a $225m round for digital higher education provider UpGrad while SoftBank helped recruitment software provider Fountain extend its series C to $185m.

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GV took part in food delivery service Wonder Group’s $350m series B round while two Hanwha subsidiaries contributed to a $145m round for eVTOL aircraft developer Overair.

Qualcomm bought portfolio company Cellwize for $350m while Northrop Grumman took part in a $135m round for radar technology producer Echodyne.

The Silicon Valley investment firm connects Japanese companies – including Brother Global, Panasonic, Subaru and Sony – to US startups.

SR One co-led antibody therapy developer Ancora Biotech's $60m series A round while Al-Dhow Engineering helped coffee chain Flash Coffee secure $32.8m.

Adam Jackson has joined Robert Bosch Venture Capital from Bose, heading up the unit's newly formed Boston office.

The carmaker is adding to its open innovation activities by providing an eight-figure sum to develop strategically relevant startups with venture builder UP.Labs.

American Family helped digital auto insurance portal Branch secure $147m while Anthem, Optum and CVS Health all contributed to a $140m round for home care platform developer CareBridge.