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.

Open source software debugging platform Snyk boosted its overall funding to $102m in a round co-led by existing investor GV.

InMobi-owned mobile lockscreen content publisher Glance has secured external funding from Mithril Capital Management, which has also taken a board seat.

Novartis and Novo helped provide $40m for the autoimmune disease therapy developer that supported its acquisition of joint venture Kanyos Bio.