Taikang Life and Lilly Asia Ventures, which backed the initial $59.7m series B round last year, have also contributed to a $35m series B+ round of Hangzhou Just Biotherapeutics.

Claridge Israel has purchased a minority stake in Cyberbit, a hitherto wholly-owned subsidiary of defence contractor Elbit Systems.

The $31m series A round will help set up an oncology franchise across four to five cities throughout India.

Camp4 has attracted capital from investors such as Kraft Group to continue development of its drug discovery platform based on work at MIT and Harvard Medical School.

Cox Automotive, Denso, Penske, Deutsche Bahn and Mitsui have all backed a $28.6m series B round for RideCell, whose existing shareholders include BMW.

NGP Capital and BMW are among the investors in car mechanic marketplace operator Caroobi's latest round, which takes its overall tally to approximately $30m.

Samsung Next has put its weight behind a series B round for Virtru, the developer of end-to-end data protection technology.

Cytrellis has raised $28.5m from investors including pharmaceutical developer Merz as it continues clinical trials on its handheld dermatological device for aging skin.

SoftBank Ventures Korea has led a series A round for the co-working spaces provider, while Line, Naver and Sinar Mas Land also contributed cash.