Fung Capital-backed cross-border services business Flow won the backing of American Express Ventures in a round that will fund platform development and hiring.

Private equity firm LLR Partners has invested in the Actua and Independence Health-backed customer engagement software provider, taking its total funding to $58m.

Stripe-backed payment localisation platform Rapyd raised the cash from Durable Capital Partners at a reported $1.2bn valuation to help drive its merger and acquisition strategy.

The retail AI technology developer received the capital in a SoftBank-led series A round that included Toyo Kanetsu Corporate Venture Investment Partnership.

The DMGT-backed online used car retailer increased its overall funding to more than $100m in the space of a year, raising $32.2m as it officially launched its service.

Diabetes management system developer Diabeloop will use the funding from the Agir à dom and Air Liquide-backed round to accelerate growth.

The Amazon and Intact Financial-backed insurance provider is raising $40m to $42m in a round that will include $20m from Benny Binsal.

Kyocera, JR West, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, Opt, Saibu Gas and Trust Tech contributed to a $21.1m round for the drone and blockchain technology developer.

KarmSolar has raised an amount previously reported to be up to $25m from EDF's renewable energy subsidiary as part of the latter's North African push.

The bus transportation provider's series C round currently stands at $36m, half of which has come from Toyota Tsusho and Mirai Creation Fund.