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SoftBank Vision Fund 2 supplied funding to the influencer e-commerce platform developer at a $2bn valuation to help accelerate growth and boost international expansion.

IP Group returned for the Bristol spinout's series D that will go to product development and commercialisation.

Vifor Pharma is snapping up Lundbeck and Baxter-backed vascular drug developer Sanifit for at least $231m while solar project developer SUN Energy closed $25m in funding at a $200m valuation.

SBI Life was among the 33 anchor investors that backed the legwear brand’s $61.2m round, disclosed the day before the latter went public.

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Autonomous driving technology developer MaxiEye bagged nearly $50m in a Desay-led round while software testing technology producer Mabl raised $40m from investors including GV and Presidio Ventures.

Koch Disruptive Technologies helped molecular diagnostics system developer Sense Biodetection expand its latest round to $65m while Hilti bought portfolio company Fieldwire for $300m.

The venture capital market has expanded rapidly over the past few decades, maturing and diversifying with the development of a variety of investment strategies, including more widespread and sophisticated secondary transactions.

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Citi has exited neobanking software developer Digit and real estate analytics provider Reonomy in acquisitions each sized at over $200m.

The food ordering service has invested in Shiprocket, CureFit and Magicpin and is targeting $1bn in corporate venturing commitments.