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The payment technology provider backed by Stripe raised a series E round, which will be used to further develop its offering, strengthen its network capabilities and accelerate its growth.

Q&A with Veronica Gabriele, associate, Munich Re Ventures

Pulse Medical and BioMap are among the companies that raised nine-figure rounds, while Amwell bought two corporate-backed companies at once.

The corporate-backed consumer credit platform operator will get a Nasdaq listing from the transaction, which will include $120m in Pipe financing co-led by Palantir Technologies.

SoftBank helped the raw materials procurement company secure $160m in a series E round, which will finance its acquisition strategy.

Abico Group, Gree, Mixi and Otto Group are all among the LPs that helped the venture firm close its fourth fund, which is set to back about 40 Asia-based internet, e-commerce and fintech startups.

Corporate-backed teleconferencing system provider Baijiayun raised cash at a $465m valuation while financial software provider Prime Trust closed a $64m round featuring Nationwide and Samsung Next.

Info Edge, Intel, SoftBank and Tencent are all in line for exits as PolicyBazaar files for an initial public offering in India.

SoftBank and PayPal helped the payments platform raise a series B round, which will be used to further boost the expansion of its digital ecosystem.

Orange Ventures returned in a round that boosted the digital payment technology producer's overall funding to $106m.

Amazon Climate Pledge Fund committed capital to battery recycling services provider at a reported $3.7bn post-money valuation. GCV Analytics data suggest there is a heightened interest in deals from this space and an upward pressure on valuations.