Sectors

Opt scored an exit as the jewellery subscription service was purchased by jewellery retailer Signet for an undisclosed sum.

Lego Ventures has exited the student portfolio platform developer through an acquisition by recently funded Higher Ground Education.

Alexa Fund-backed MLOps technology developer Comet has now raised more than $19m altogether, Scale Venture Partners having led its latest round.

The intelligent retail technology provider increased its valuation to a reported $2bn in a round co-led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Snap and existing shareholder Twitter backed a round for the social media platform, which caters to speakers of 15 Indian languages, valuing it at $2.1bn.

Altimeter Capital has led a round for the Alphabet, Amex, Citi, Mastercard and Visa-backed financial data sharing service, valuing it at $13.4bn.

The SoftBank-backed used car marketplace more than tripled its valuation to $4bn in seven months, with D1 Capital Partners leading the round.

RA Capital Management has led a series B round for the UW-linked vaccine developer, which had raised $51m in a series A 18 months ago.

Prosus and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 co-led a round valuing the the online grocery retailer, which has just rebranded, at $900m post-money.

Sanofi Ventures reinvested in the vaccine developer through a series B round that followed a $51m series A 18 months ago.

The database software provider completed a series G round backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a valuation exceeding $2bn.