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Ingka Group’s investment unit has led a series C round for the electric vehicle rental services provider, which also included by SMRT Ventures.

The banking technology provider has been valued at over $1bn following a series D round backed by Goldman Sachs and Barclays.

Bos, who featured in last year’s GCV Powerlist, has become a general partner at Forbion after spending 12 years at Merck’s corporate venture capital unit.

The SoftBank-backed eyewear retailer has received investment from KKR following a series of secondary transactions over the last five years.

Pfizer Ventures and Penn Medicine both contributed to an oversubscribed series A round for University of Pennslyvania spinout Interius Biotherapeutics.

Blue Square Discoveries will involve Deerfield providing funding and business support to researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in the latest such partnership for the investment firm.

University of Rochester and Grinnell College were among the LPs in the venture firm’s latest vehicle, which had a $100m target.

UPenn, Penn Medicine and OUP all contributed to an oversubscribed series A round for UPenn spinout Interius Biotherapeutics.

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Vark and Willbox have both raised funding, while Cisco has decided to buy Kenna Security and Guru Capital has purchased Oval Money.

Yale's immunological disease treatment developer floated its shares below its initial price range in an IPO in the US.