Corporate venturing units Axa Strategic Ventures and InnovAllianz joined Idinvest Partners and Kima Ventures to invest $7.2m in encryption software developer Tanker.

Farming data provider Agrible has reached a $9.7m first close of a $15.7m series B round featuring existing investors The Andersons and Archer Daniels Midland.

University of Geneva spinout Amal Therapeutics has added $9.6m to its coffers following a series B round backed by Boehringer Ingelheim and Helsinn.

Spun out from Xerox subsidiary Parc last month, Metawave has now raised $7m in a seed round backed by several venture capital firms.

Meixin has closed a series A of more than $5m, following reports in July that Bertelsmann Asia Investments had contributed to an eight-figure round.

Takkt has led the series A round for e-commerce platform Crowdfox, converting a $2.4m note in the process.