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Imec.xpand has returned for a $16m series B round that will allow Spectricity to accelerate the development of its sensors and imagers.

Alameda Research, Blockchain.com and Coinbase helped cryptocurrency exchange Pintu close a $35m round while small molecule drug developer Aardvark raised $29m.

The JPMorgan Chase-backed cybersecurity software provider raised series B funding to further boost its sales and marketing capabilities.

SoftBank’s Vision Fund returned to back the e-commerce business in a $1bn round. Our data suggest upward pressure on valuations in this space as well.

Claudine Emeott has been moved up to partner at Salesforce Ventures Impact Funds while Adrianna Alterman has been made a director.

Xerox has appointed Faraz Hoodbhoy vice-president of commercialisation and operations at its Parc innovation division.

The sales training software developer has now raised $281m in total, with SoftBank and Qualcomm returning for its series E round.

CapitalG helped data science platform Dataiku raise series E capital, which increased the company's valuation to $4.6bn.

UC Berkeley’s robotics software developer Covariant hiked its overall funding to $147m in a round led by returning investor Index Ventures.

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

The all-stock transaction is expected to close by the end of this year and will provide an exit to Qualcomm Ventures.