The visual retail analytics company, backed by NTT Docomo and Sakura Internet, has boosted its latest round with $2m from Inspire PNB Partners.

Kyrus, the cybersecurity services company that led Red Canary's seed round last year, has returned to contribute to a $6.1m round.

The interactive content creation platform has now raised about $16.5m in total, securing $8m in a CNF Investments-backed series B round.

Powerlinx, developer of a platform that helps businesses establish collaborations, has formed a strategic partnership of its own with business data provider Altares D&B.

Existing investor New Enterprise Associates has provided $9m in series A funding for GV-backed procurement software developer Scout RFP.

American Express Ventures was among the investors as the chatbot shopping startup boosted its overall funding to nearly $11m in seven months.

Qualcomm has come back for Zeek's series B round, just over a year after it contributed to the gift voucher marketplace's $3m series A.