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Emtek, Greater Honor International and Sime Darby supplied a total of $27m for the automotive e-commerce marketplace's latest round.

From applications in clinical areas such as diagnostics and drug discovery, to the chemical, manufacturing, retail and automotive sectors, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have disrupted many traditional industries, opening new frontiers and driving the development of ground-breaking solutions.

AI Q4 2021 report editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing

Fosun RZ Capital returned to reinvest in e-commerce software provider Desty through a $5m series A round while inventory management software developer Smart Shopping boosted its total funding to $14m.

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The plant-based food producer increased its overall funding to almost $2bn in a round that brought the Stanford-linked company’s valuation to a reported $7bn.

Online skills platform developer Sanjieke disclosed over $31m in funding from investors including Udemy while gaming guild Avocado Guild pulled in $18m through a round co-led by Animoca Brands.

The plant-based food producer increased its overall funding to almost $2bn in a round backed by existing investors that could include GV.

E-commerce incubator and aggregator Benitago Groupe followed a $55m seed round earlier this year with an HSBC-backed series A.

Coinbase Ventures contributed to a $55m round for music-focused NFT platform developer Royal while neural search technology developer Jina AI raised $30m in an SAP-backed round.