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The Novo-backed musculoskeletal disease therapy developer floated in an upsized IPO before its share price almost doubled on its first day of trading.

Alphabet, Citi and Wells Fargo were among the investors in digital notary services provider Notarize, in a round valuing it at $760m.

Bristol Myers Squibb has scored an exit from oncology therapy deveoper Ikena, whose share priced doubled on its first day of trading.

The workers compensation provider completed a series C round co-led by Allianz X and backed by existing investor SiriusPoint.

Qualcomm Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital and Zebra Technologies all took part in the shipping software tool provider’s latest round, which was led by Thomas H Lee Partners.

GV led the first disclosed round for the anti-viral nasal spray developer, investing $47.2m together with F-Prime Capital, Casdin Capital and Brook Byers.

Jacques, who joined the unit in 2017, has been hired as a partner at investment firm Cota Capital's Fintech Fund.

Sumitomo and Asahi contributed to a series A round that will support the expansion of the video storytelling platform developer in India.

Verizon Ventures was the first limited partner for the female-focused venture firm’s new fund, while Nordstrom is also a limited partner.

Global Data Consortium, Guidefi, OfColor, Walnut and Zeta are the first startups to be chosen for FinRise, which targets underrepresented founders in tech.

The SoftBank-backed automotive e-commerce platform developer ACV Auctions has gone public in an IPO. The company is part of the vehicle marketplace space which has seen much attention from corporate venture investors.