KDDI, Saison Ventures, SB Players and Itochu are among the host of corporate investors that backed crowdfunding platform Campfire in its $20m series C round.

The funding, provided by investors including Qbic, will allow VUB and VIB spinout Confo Therapeutics to accelerate its drug discovery efforts and move towards clinical trials.

FreightHub increased its overall funding to more than $53m with a series B round co-led by Maersk Growth that will fund the online freight platform's expansion in Asia.

The app-based electric bicycle rental service will use the proceeds from the round, which was led by Denso New Mobility Group, to expand in the US.

The Hiscox-backed insurance brokerage platform has received $20m in a Menlo Ventures-led round that increased its overall funding to more than $30m.

Lionsgate and AEG Worldwide both took part in a series B round that came alongside the eSports team owner's rebranding to incorporate a gaming platform.

The Mastercard and Keolis-backed transport ticketing software provider will use the capital to fuel an international growth drive.

Digital China Health Technologies chipped into the third tranche of a round featuring fellow corporates BGI Genomics and Healthlink that now tops $30m.

The CIC-backed clinical genomics platform operator took its series B round to $30.1m following a $17.1m extension that will fund the development of automation and statistical analysis functionality.

Goldman Sachs led a round for the construction lending platform that included Canapi and Regions Bank, boosting its overall funding to $55m.