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Japanese ecosystem re-emerges from the pandemic

Innovative region: Japan

Consumer sector rebounds after the pandemic

Sector report: consumer

Analysis: Nova Labs raised $200m

Several corporate venture investors participated in a round which took the crypto IoT network developer’s valuation to $1.2bn. The round and the company are part of the larger crypto tech space, which has been attracting much interest and capital in most recent times.

Analysis: Everli gets over $124m delivered

The latest round raised by Everli and backed by Pernod Ricard was boosted by just over $24m from United Ventures, taking the grocery delivery service’s overall funding to over $143m.

Oncology studies offer hope to patients

Sector report: oncology

Personalised medicine shakes up healthcare

Sector report: healthcare

Analysis: LayerZero Labs stacks up $135m

Several corporates backed the blockchain technology developer in its latest round, boosting its valuation to $1bn. Valuations of blockchain tech companies have soared along with the interest in speculative assets classes inherently linked to the blockchain in recent times.

Analysis: Terra Drone raises $70m

The drone technology provider raised capital from a host of corporates, bringing its total funding to over $84m.

Mobility levels up

The Global and China L4 Autonomous Driving and Start-ups Report, 2021, found that except for a few companies, such as Waymo and Uber, which performed worse than expected, level four (L4) autonomous driving firms in other fields gained momentum.