Expedia led the series B round, which will support the nationwide expansion of the airport ride booking service.

Arrayent, the developer of a platform that can transform traditional consumer products into connected devices, added Orix to an investor base already containing Intel.

African video streaming service iRoko has now raised $44m since it was founded in 2010, and media group Canal+ will help it scale its French-language content.

BBG Ventures returned for a $10.2m round that will support the children's ride sharing service as it expands into new markets.

SoftBank has followed a reported $70m investment in 2014 with another $14.8m for the online realty portal, also backed by Qualcomm.

In May, GMO Venture Partners, the corporate venturing unit of Japan-based internet group GMO, invested Y300m ($2.5m) in ChatWork.

Imperial College London's tech transfer office invests in Import.io's $13m series A round to help companies access data from the web.

Estimote, which produces sensors and interactive beacons for indoor locations, had raised $3.1m in its 2013 seed round.

The solid state battery company, backed by Intel, Texas Instruments, Bekaert and Dow Chemical, plans to raise up to $7m more in the first half of 2016.

Appthority has revealed a series B round that included cybersecurity company Blue Coat Systems, adding on to the $6m raised in a 2012 series A.