The e-commerce anti-fraud platform developer secured $14m in a CommerzVentures-led round that also featured Munich Re/HSB Ventures.

Tsinghua University has led a round for Trifo, with the funding to support the launch of the startup's smart home robot.

Samsung Ventures contributed to a Tsinghua University-led round for Trifo, with the funding to support the launch of the startup's smart home robot.

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has raised $10.9m from investors including Channel 4's Commercial Growth Fund to raise brand awareness.

In-game services marketplace Overwolf has raised $16m in a round led by Intel, the company with which it formed a $7m fund earlier this year.

Lloyds took a 10% stake as it led a $23.5m series A round for Thought Machine, gaining access to the fintech developer’s cloud-based banking platform.

Itochu, SBI Investment, Nippon Gas, UFI Futech and SMBC Venture Capital all invested as mobile payment technology developer Pring raised $11.4m.

Peer-to-peer lending platform PPDai was among the investors in a $14.4m round for the online insurance portal, whose earlier investors include Fosun Kinzon Capital.

Mobility app developer Transit has raised $17.5m in a round led by Alliance Ventures that also featured Jaguar Land Rover's Inmotion Ventures unit.

UCLA spinout Hypothermia Devices graduated from a university-based accelerator in February and is now commercialising body temperature management devices for the medical and athletics markets.