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Autonomous driving technology developer MaxiEye bagged nearly $50m in a Desay-led round while software testing technology producer Mabl raised $40m from investors including GV and Presidio Ventures.

Amir Kabir has departed from Munich Re Ventures to lead financial and insurance technology investments at the Allianz-backed AV8 Ventures.

Koch Disruptive Technologies helped molecular diagnostics system developer Sense Biodetection expand its latest round to $65m while Hilti bought portfolio company Fieldwire for $300m.

ANZ Bank's 1835i affiliate backed the $100m second tranche of a round that lifted the payment technology provider’s total funding past $800m.

Animoca Brands, Coinbase and HSBC were among the investors in a round valuing the blockchain software provider at $3.2bn.

The venture capital market has expanded rapidly over the past few decades, maturing and diversifying with the development of a variety of investment strategies, including more widespread and sophisticated secondary transactions.

Sector report: Finance

Citi has exited neobanking software developer Digit and real estate analytics provider Reonomy in acquisitions each sized at over $200m.

Koch Disruptive Technologies returned for a round valuing the consumer finance provider at $6bn pre-money.

The Barracuda Networks-backed expense management platform developer added $39m to an offering in which it had floated at the top of its range.