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Q&A with Stéphane Longuet, co-founder and managing partner, Convivialité Ventures

Synthetic DNA producer DNA Script and personalised health plan provider Transcarent each closed $200m corporate-backed series C rounds.

The digital education services provider was valued at $3.4bn in a Prosus-led round which included fellow corporates Tencent, Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Business-focused neobank Qonto raised $552m from investors including Tencent at a $552m valuation while SK provided $350m for Center for CDMO Breakthrough Medicines.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

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.

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.