Mitsui and a range of financial services providers joined an investor base already containing the likes of Dentsu, GMO and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance.

Iris Capital-backed Adjust has now raised $30m since it was founded in 2012, and will use the funding to further develop its app intelligence technology.

The collaboration and task management platform developer, a spinout of BackOps, has emerged from stealth with $10m from backers including Google Ventures.

The fashion crowdfunding company, backed by O'Reilly Media at series A stage, has now raised $29m in funding altogether.

The connected healthcare IT provider has closed a Qualcomm-led series B round that increased its overall funding to $17m.

The mobile engagement platform developer has now raised $13.5m in the past two years, and will use the cash to beef up its sales and marketing.

The Digital Garage-backed online marketplace, which connects homeowners with contractors, has raised $10.6m in new funding.

The Samsung and Bertelsmann-backed virtual reality technology developer is working on a platform that will allow anyone to create their own digital worlds.

The Sberbank and Standard Bank-backed fintech developer has raised $12m to support international expansion, bringing its overall funding to more than $24m.