Sony has invested a further $200m in the Fortnite and Gears of War developer, at a $28.7bn valuation representing a 66% increase from last August.

Returning investors Drake Enterprises and Delivery Hero took part in a late-stage round boosting the local delivery service's valuation to a reported $2.35bn.

The Hudson River Trading and SIG-backed series D round boosted the crypto financial services provider's valuation to $3bn.

Salesforce Ventures took part in a round that near tripled the valuation of the virtual events platform developer to $5.65bn in just four months.

The instalment finance provider, which counts several corporates as investors, almost tripled its valuation to $31bn in the round.

Several automotive manufacturers backed a series C3 round taking the AI chip developer's funding to $900m in the past two months.

The Alphabet and Roc Nation-backed share trading platform operator reportedly secured the equity funding together with up to $600m in debt financing.

Amazon returned for a round valuing the electric truck developer at $27.6bn as it prepares to release its first vehicles later this year.