The Native has invested about $9m in online auction operator Paddle8 and has an option to increase its stake from 15% to 51% if it chooses.

Oxford spinout Bodle Technologies has secured series A funding from investors including university venture fund Oxford Sciences Innovation.

Axa's Kamet Ventures incubator has supplied $5.6m in seed capital for life insurance comparison platform Anorak Technologies.

The Telesystem-backed irrigation management software provider has secured $5.9m from Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

In-car commerce service has raised $5.5m in follow-on seed funding from investors including Kellogg's Eighteen94 Capital unit.

The boutique furniture producer, which counts La-Z-Boy as a strategic investor, has raised $5.6m in a round that included Beringea.

Enterprise cloud operator ServiceNow has backed Baffle as the company bolsters sales and marketing activities.

Qualcomm-backed physical performance analysis platform Sparta Science has raised series A funds as it looks to expand from sports into clinical health.