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Crypto.com, Huobi and BitMart invested in cryptocurrency scaling technology developer Boba Network at a $1.5bn valuation while natural fibre composite provider Bcomp netted $34.9m in a BMW-led round.

The Binance-backed cryptocurrency exchange has put its weight behind Nanovest, Avarik Saga, Avarta, Diamond Protocol and Play it Forward DAO

Sector report: oncology

PTT Oil and Retail, Central Pattana, The Vacharaphol, TKS Technologies, Ramkhamaeng Hospital, Modernform, MC Group, Singha and Benchachinda are among the fund's limited partners.

Sector report: healthcare

The Pernod Ricard-backed round has been boosted by just over $24m from United Ventures, taking the grocery delivery service's overall funding to over $143m.

Several corporates backed the blockchain technology developer in its latest round, boosting its valuation to $1bn. Valuations of blockchain tech companies have soared along with the interest in speculative assets classes inherently linked to the blockchain in recent times.

Smiths Medical and WuXi AppTec are exiting infusion pump developer Ivenix in an acquisition that could reach $240m, while AI software developer Syntiant raised $55m from investors including Renesas.

Alibaba helped AR glasses provider Nreal take its funding to $200m in the past year while SGE led a $60m series D round for online coder recruitment service HackerRank.

Big Idea Ventures has added another five university partners to its Generation Food Rural Partners fund, ranging from Cornell to Washington State.

DigitalBridge Ventures led wireless adoption software developer Celona's $60m series C round while Papaya is paying up to $200m for Rakuten-backed payment platform developer Azimo.