Global University Venturing

StartX-backed UnifyID has agreed to an acquisition by Prove for an undisclosed amount.

Agilio Software has bought Newcastle spinout Clarity Informatics, a healthtech developer founded in 2000.

Tencent has led a series E round that reportedly tripled LMU Munich-linked Scalable Capital's valuation to $1.4bn.

The Tsinghua-backed DNA and RNA sequencing equipment manufacturer has added $63m to its coffers.

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

Tata Digital has hired CureFit’s chief executive as part of a $75m investment for the UC-RNT Fund-backed health and fitness app developer.

TusStar has participated in a series A round for smart robotics technology developer TimeRiver.

Noria Therapeutics and PSMA Therapeutics have both been acquired by Bayer, which will integrate their respective assets into its own oncology portfolio.

IP Group sold a $5m stake to incoming shareholder Celltrion as part of a series A round for Iksuda, a spinout of Bath originally called Glythera.

The low Earth orbit mapping technology provider has raised more than $100m altogether, having picked up series A financing from Weru Investment in 2018.

Etsy is acquiring the Gen Z-focused social commerce platform Depop, giving an exit to Lumar. The transaction and its large size may be indicative of a potential momentum for exits from emerging enterprises in this space.