Four years after it provided the cloud-based communication technology developer's seed funding, Telstra has returned for a $8.9m series A round.

Point, developer of a home equity investment platform, has taken its total financing to more than $15m with a Bloomberg Beta-backed round.

Bare metal cloud technology provider Packet has received $9.4m in a series A round led by strategic partner SoftBank.

Automotive seating producer Lear took part in the thermoelectric technology provider's latest round as part of a strategic partnership deal.

Glooko has merged with its peer Diasend and raised $8m in funding in the process in a round featuring existing shareholder Samsung.

Student loans guarantor USA Loans contributed to a round that brought student recruitment startup Portfolium's overall funding to almost $9m.

The high-grade luggage producer has now secured $11m in total, closing a Global Founders Capital-led series A round that included Comcast Ventures.

Telus and Zoho were among the backers as the cybersecurity startup raised $6.2m and took its overall funding to almost $14m inside two years.

Corporate venturing unit Point B Capital returned for the series A1 round, closed by the computing services provider 18 months after its $3.9m series A.