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Techstars will find startups in eight areas, such as tax, legal tech, human resources, compliance and technology.

Blockchain game developer Mythical Games pulled in $75m while enterprise software developer Morning Consult reached a unicorn valuation in an Advance Venture Partners-led round.

ETH Zurich spinout Nexxiot has added $25m to its coffers thanks to a round led by QVIDTVM.

Bridge Bank and Multiplier Capital have co-led a $14m funding round for Sharpen Technologies, whose shareholders already include the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund.

Financial advice service Credit Sesame pushed its overall funding past $160m while small molecule drug developer Genhouse and AI technology developer Gideon Brothers each raised $31m.

Light Street Capital has led the Digital Garage, Nissen and Tokio Marine & Nichido-backed human resources software provider’s series D round.

McCain helped meatless nugget producer Simulate secure a $250m valuation while retail technology developer Grabango raised $39m from investors including Unilever and Honeywell.

Amex Ventures and Citi Ventures were among the returning investors that backed the identity verification software provider in its series D round, at a $1.75bn valuation.

The SoftBank and Sinopharm-backed medicine delivery service will allocate the funding to diversifying its business, potentially adding teleconsultation, counselling and insurance.

SoftBank is set to exit smart scheduling software developer X.ai as its Vision Fund 2 invests in artificial intelligence technology unicorn AInnovation.

HubSpot has exited the marketing platform developer in an acquisition by Attentive that follows some $8m of funding.