Element Fleet Management has invested $5.7m for a 12.5% stake in car rental service Splend together with $173m in debt financing.

Xilinx-backed NGCodec is a video compression software developer looking to facilitate cloud-based streaming on virtual reality headsets.

Recruit Holdings' RSP India Fund has invested in mobile and web analytics provider WizRocket, which has reportedly raised $6m.

Upside Energy, the operator of a cloud energy management system, has raised $7.4m in a series A round co-led by Legal & General Capital.

Companion robot developer Intuition Robotics has raised $6m in a round featuring Mirai Creation Investment, backed by existing Intuition investor Toyota.

The off-grid solar power and appliance provider secured funding in a series B round backed by Shell and existing investor Novastar Ventures.

The R/GA-backed e-commerce returns service has raised series B funding that will go to product development and an expansion of its partner network.

Predictive analytics software developer Splice Machine has now raised more than $31m in total, in a round that included Salesforce Ventures.

The startup has drawn interest for its series B round from processed food supplier Allana Group, following a $4m series A in 2015.