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2021 registered record figures in the realm of corporate venturing.

Harel contributed to drug discovery technology developer Eikon Therapeutics' $518m series B round while a host of corporates are set to exit data management software provider Trifacta in a $400m acquisition.

Nexon has invested $400m in film and television studio Agbo while responsible credit card provider Petal raised $140m in an Encore Bank and Cuna Mutual-backed round.

As remote and hybrid work continues to gain steam, Salesforce and Atlassian both backed the collaboration software provider's series C round at a $17.5bn valuation.

The digital transformation that has disrupted and reshaped the industrial sector in recent years, known as the fourth industrial revolution or industry 4.0, has now reached a new chapter with the development of what has been dubbed as industry 5.0.

Data software provider Weka raised $73m in a round led by Hitachi Ventures while Advance Publications exited social impact technology developer EverFi in a $750m acquisition.

Veon and Prosus helped B2B product marketplace ShopUp push its series B funding to $109m while Sunshine Insurance backed rounds for ImmuneOnco and Xuanzhu Biopharmaceutical.

Tencent has dodged most of China's regulatory crackdown and built an impressive fintech portfolio globally.

In the second part of our look at the year's corporate venturing trends, we analyse fintech and enterprise bull markets along with some emerging regions.

The producer of image recognition technology stemmed from Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Media Lab has gone public in Hong Kong as the Chinese government introduces new regulations governing foreign IPOs.

The corporate-backed image recognition technology producer has gone public in Hong Kong as the Chinese government introduces new regulations governing foreign IPOs.