Schneider Electric and Claltech were among the investors that took the automated customer service platform’s total funding to $110m.

SoftBank backed the human resources platform developer in what is being billed as the largest series A round in Latin American history.

Novartis Venture Fund returned for the small molecule drug developer’s series B round, tipping its total funding to over $100m.

The Bertelsmann and Sistema-backed farm-to-fork produce provider pushed its valuation past the $1bn mark in a round led by IIFL AMC.

Axel Springer co-led a series B round for the online publishing platform developer as its valuation hits a reported $390m.

Tencent and Prosus Ventures were among the investors leading the small business wholesaler's latest round, bringing its total funding to almost $120m.

Continental Grain, Syngenta and Ascot contributed to a $46.5m round which will support hiring and geographical growth for the commodities insurance provider.

The data analytics APU provider has exited stealth mode and disclosed $70m in seed and series A funding, the latter round co-led by Koch Disruptive Technologies.

The Sony-backed surgical robotics developer has raised $87m in total having received series B funding from investors including Nvidia.

The gift-based marketing service is planning a global expansion after closing a HubSpot Ventures-backed series B round.