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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.

Rabobank, QuadReal and Oxford Properties took part in the cold chain logistics group’s latest round, taking its funding to $6bn in the past two years.

Data software provider Weka raised $73m in a round led by Hitachi Ventures while Advance Publications exited social impact technology developer EverFi in a $750m acquisition.

Zebra Technologies took part in a $25.8m round for the retail automation technology provider as offline retailers look to automate to compete with e-commerce.