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Mitsui Global Investment was among the existing investors that contributed to a round for the open-network software provider sized above $20m.

AST SpaceMobile, which exploits research conducted at University of Maryland, has gone public through a reverse merger with New Providence Acquisition Corp.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the mobile engagement technology provider’s series C round, which closed at a $1.05bn valuation.

Byers is rumoured to be launching his own venture capital firm, Byers Capital, after stepping down as a general partner at GV.

Cisco Investments assisted the cybersecurity technology provider, which is also backed by NTT Docomo, in closing a $22.5m debt and equity round.

Legend Holdings subsidiary Legend Star helped the computer vision technology developer raise an eight-figure dollar amount in pre-series A and series A rounds.

Ecool, a provider of fashion and textile business management software, has secured $15.3m from Jushuitan for its first external funding.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

UC Davis spinout Dysonics was acquired by Google last year, it has emerged.

Fraunhofer Society has found minimal impact from lockdowns and the pandemic on the number of spinouts its institutes were able to generate last year.

Merlin Ventures' growth initiative is set to provide up to $5m in funding for cybersecurity software developers.