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South Africa-based cryptocurrency exchange Valr and healthcare operations software developer Qventus each raised $50m in corporate-backed rounds.

Sector report: Industry

Wildtype's series B round is the largest to date for a cultivated seafood developer, helping to open up a new front in the alternative food startup space.

The headless commerce software provider received a capital injection from SoftBank as the e-commerce space looks to be more flexible.

Data analytics engineering group DBT Labs closed a $222m series D round including several corporates while 4Paradigm has filed an IPO prospectus again after its earlier attempt expired.

Verizon-backed video software provider Beamr Imaging has filed to go public while cancer screening technology developer Mirxes raised $87m.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 took part in a $230m round for Gousto, a $102m round for Plexium and RightHand Robotics' $66m series C round.

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

Phoenix Insurance has continued its corporate venturing activities, in a round valuing the

GS Energy helped hydrogen sensor developer H2scan raise $70m while London Stock Exchange is buying Goldman Sachs-backed trading technology developer Tora for $325m.

Omron Ventures’ sophomore vehicle will have a similar focus to its maiden fund, and the unit now has about $130m overall capital under management.