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The corporate's ongoing Latin American portfolio has grown after it led pet product retailer Laika's $48m series B round and a $40m round for rural finance provider TerraMagna.

SoftBank led 5G chip developer Eigencomm's $157m series C round while smart bank Seba Bank raised $120m in its own series C, which included Alameda Research.

UChicago Startup Investment Program has contributed once more to Foxtrot’s funding, participating in the convenience store operator’s $100m series C round.

Synthetic DNA producer DNA Script and personalised health plan provider Transcarent each closed $200m corporate-backed series C rounds.

Delivery Hero has generated a healthy return having sold part of its stake in delivery app developer Rappi, one of several investments in the Latin American market.

SoftBank is hopping on the meal-kit bandwagon having acquired a stake in Gousto at a valuation of $1.75bn.

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

Raw materials provider Vital Thin Film secured $188m in a round co-led by BYD while drug developers CinCor and Vigil raised a total of $292m in their initial public offerings.

2021 registered record figures in the realm of corporate venturing.

Harel contributed to drug discovery technology developer Eikon Therapeutics' $518m series B round while a host of corporates are set to exit data management software provider Trifacta in a $400m acquisition.

Reliance Retail is now the largest investor in Dunzo, which is helping to expand the quick commerce model to India.