SBI Holdings was among the participants in a round for CompareEuropeGroup, which provides automated advice on financial and home services plans.

The Autodesk-backed series B-1 round will support preparations for a space launch later this year, which could represent the first moon landing by a private company.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and existing shareholder ICICI Lombard have provided $22m to Fino Paytech, which is also backed by Intel and Bharat Petroleum.

Takeda has taken part in a series B round for therapeutic antibody developer Maverick Therapeutics as part of a collaboration deal sized at up to $125m in total.

Online film and TV streaming platform Hooq has raised funding from parent company SingTel as well as Warner Bros and AXN Investment, adding to $70m secured in 2015.

Sirius America Insurance has contributed to a series A round for POC Medical, which intends to launch its portable breast cancer screening device in India.

Kuaikan Manhua, the operator of an online platform for comic artwork, has secured the cash from investors including mobile-focused news service Toutiao.

The business-to-business e-commerce software developer has raised $20m in an Insight Venture Partners-led round that featured Salesforce Ventures.

The crop protection technology developer has added series B funding from backers including Syngenta and Alexandria Real Estate Equities to the $10m it raised in 2014.