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SAP.io took part in email software provider Sedna's $34m series B round while Byju's picked up BCC-backed learning app developer Toppr in a deal reportedly sized at about $150m.

Q&A with Steve Deutsch, investment principal, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital

The Alphabet unit hired two partners for its enterprise and fintech team, three months after bringing Dan Lynch and EIR Mojca Skoberne on board.

After five years in corporate venturing at Siam Commercial Bank, Sea has hired 2020 GCV Rising Stars winner Jaytiya Ngam-maykin as head of corporate development.

Quantum computing remains an area fraught with challenges, but key breakthroughs this month show it is not out of reach.

The Lenovo-backed system-on-chip product maker secured over $150m in a series B round co-led by China Development Bank Capital and China V Fund.

Our data suggest that valuations in the HR tech space are picking up. Two deals stories from last week confirm the trend.

Branding services provider Tailor Brands raised $50m in a GoDaddy-led series C round while Orix is set to exit hiring software developer PandoLogic in a $150m acquisition.

Docomo Capital-backed database software provider Couchbase floated above its range in an offering following some $250m in venture funding.

Several corporates backed a $68m series D round for microbiome drug developer Vedanta Biosciences while grooming brand owner Pangaea raised the same amount from investors including Unilever.

The Bohai, Haier and PCI-Suntek-backed facial recognition technology developer has been approved to float on Shanghai’s Star Market in a $574m offering.