Edenred, Samsung, Swiss Post and Swisscom all returned in a $45m series B round for Beekeeper, which is targeting accelerated adoption of its workforce communications platform.

The children's debit card provider has now raised more than $77m in total, having secured new funding from investors including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Live Oak Bank.

Citi Ventures, Santander InnoVentures and American Express Ventures chipped in for a $52.8m series C round revealed together with approximately $7.6m in follow-on funding.

The Davidson Group was among the investors that have added $40m to flexible workspace provider CommonGrounds Workplace's series A round.

Anti-fraud software provider Shape Security was valued at more than $1bn in a round that included follow-on funding from JetBlue Technology Ventures.

Existing backer Liberty Global Ventures returned to help the cloud security platform developer haul its overall funding near to the $75m mark.

M12 chipped in as autonomous transport testing startup Applied Intuition secured $40m that will be spent on international expansion.

The Michelin and Wabco-backed in-car telematics technology developer has now raised at least $265m, following a $90m investment by TPG Sixth Street Partners.

Returning investor Central Group has contributed to a round that boosted fashion e-commerce platform Pomelo's overall funding to more than $83m.

Brand standardisation platform developer Akeneo took its total funding past the $60m mark with a round featuring existing backer Salesforce Ventures.