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Paradigm co-led the latest round for crypto trading services provider Amber, with Coinbase and Blockchain.com also investing.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds

Grab's electric scooter rental service has picked up a series A investment from motorcycle producer and new strategic partner Kymco.

Yahoo Japan, Uzabase, Orico and Nihon Unisys all chipped into a $16.4m round for the corporate information database operator, which will spend the cash on technology development and marketing.

Sonoma Biotherapeutics has emerged from stealth with $40m from investors including Lyell Immunopharma and is developing regulatory T-cell therapies for autoimmune and degenerative diseases.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Kakao Ventures co-led a round that also featured Baidu Ventures, LG Ventures and existing backer Samsung Next, taking the 3D collaboration platform developer's total funding to $22m.

Akatsuki AET Fund returned for a series A round led by Tencent that will help the online education platform with hiring, technology development and additional content.