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The consumer lending platform developer raked in nine figures through a round backed by strategic partner JP Morgan.

The on-demand grocery provider secured funding from Astra International and Syngenta as it looks to grow geographically.

Multiple corporates helped call centre software producer Cresta raise $80m at a $1.6bn valuation while agricultural intelligence provider Apollo secured $40m in a round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2.

General Motors agreed to buy out SoftBank and invest a further $1.35bn in the autonomous vehicle developer, which it spun off four years ago.

The venture firm co-founded by the eponymous EV maker, closed its latest fund with commitments from new and returning LPs including undisclosed insurance providers.

The car producer will invest in everything from autonomous driving to non-fungible tokens through the newly launched Stellantis Ventures.

Slack's corporate venturing subsidiary, now under the Salesforce Ventures umbrella, is looking to lead more rounds after launching Fund III, which is twice the size of its predecessor.

Country Garden Venture Capital was among the investors in the Qualcomm-backed contract chip manufacturing service provider’s latest round, which took its total funding to $630m.

Deutsche Telekom-backed DTCP was among the investors that pushed the cybersecurity management platform developer’s valuation to $2.6bn.

Artificial intelligence technology developer Aibee raised cash from Xiaomi at a unicorn valuation while industrial technology provider Bluetron received $78.6m.

Managing director Dede Goldschmidt spelled out the unit's investment strategy along with its place in Samsung's corporate VC activities and the state of the post-pandemic market.