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Neobank Atom raised $102m in a round co-led by financial services firm BBVA while SG Fleet and Copec helped Zoomo boost its series B to $80m.

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

SoftBank made its latest foray into India’s growing B2B marketplace sector, as ElasticRun more than tripled its valuation to $1.5bn.

Technip Energies committed capital the hydrogen fuel producer's latest round, while hydrogen continues to make inroads as an alternative energy source.

Genome engineering technology provider Synthego pulled in $200m through a SoftBank-backed series E round while payment technology producer Stronghold unveiled a $100m CVC fund.

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

Conversational automation software provider raised $400m while e-commerce and payment software provider Flutterwave secured $250m in a Salesforce-backed round valuing it at $3bn.

University of Leipzig spinout C-Lecta has agreed to an acquisition by Kerry, giving it access to additional markets.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Estate, Koei Tecmo and several banks joined Sony for the fund's first close on its way to a $217m target.

A decade's focus on digitalisation leaves physical assets vulnerable.

Softbank Vision Fund 2 co-led academic support software producer Paper's $270m series D round and a $144m round for online lender Funding Societies.