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The digital transformation that has disrupted and reshaped the industrial sector in recent years, known as the fourth industrial revolution or industry 4.0, has now reached a new chapter with the development of what has been dubbed as industry 5.0.

The Coinbase, Animoca Brands and Gumi-backed NFT marketplace grew its valuation almost ninefold in the space of six months as the NFT market skyrockets.

Data software provider Weka raised $73m in a round led by Hitachi Ventures while Advance Publications exited social impact technology developer EverFi in a $750m acquisition.

Amazon, Motorola Solutions, PTC, Liberty Global and Advantech were among the investors that supplied extra series B-1 funding for the smart contact lens provider helping to push wearable technology to the next level.

Veon and Prosus helped B2B product marketplace ShopUp push its series B funding to $109m while Sunshine Insurance backed rounds for ImmuneOnco and Xuanzhu Biopharmaceutical.

Live Nation was among the investors that supported the Pernod Ricard-backed heavy water retailer, which is benefitting from a series of memorable marketing initiatives.

Tencent has dodged most of China's regulatory crackdown and built an impressive fintech portfolio globally.

In the second part of our look at the year's corporate venturing trends, we analyse fintech and enterprise bull markets along with some emerging regions.

Data storage technology producer Dera pulled in over $150m through a China Unicom-backed series C round while GlobalBees raised in excess of $110m in a round featuring SoftBank and FirstCry.

The launch of CIV-LAC as a regional corporate entrepreneurial platform is expected to help 600 startups.

Chinese drug discovery platform QureBio raised corporate funding last week while JD.com and Qi-Anxin Technology Group were among the LPs that helped set up the $470m Shoudu Pan Healthcare Industry Fund.