Conglomerate Al Yemni Group helped car hire service Ekar close a $17.5m round that will support its entry into Saudi Arabia as it looks to expand across the Middle East.

Atlantic Bridge led a round for NUI Galway-founded organisational data investigation spinout Siren, having backed the company's seed round through its University Bridge Fund.

The iQiyi-incubated VR and AR tech developer has raised $14.2m in an Addor Capital-led series A round that will be used to boost its product offering.

The drug discovery startup, co-founded by research technology producer Atomwise, has pulled in $14.5m through a round led by DCVC Bio.

Qiming Venture Partners led a $14.3m round for UBTech Robotics’ educational technology affiliate, with the cash to go to product development, partnerships and expansion.

SSIA-backed residential property marketplace secured Pavilion Capital and Gobi Partners as investors to support its bid to reach 20,000 Jakarta-focused property listings by the end of next year.

Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners has made its first ever investment by backing a series A round for waste recycling robot company AMP Robotics.

UC-backed Congruent Ventures has returned to take part in a series A round for waste recycling robot company AMP Robotics.

Akatsuki, Dai-ichi Life, Marui Group, Kaga Electronics and Shogakukan have all participated in a $13.8m funding round for Life is Tech.

Kidney stone treatment device business SonoMotion picked up funding from Advanced MedTech along with two existing investors to progress its portfolio of ultrasound-powered products.