Novasentis, developer of technology to create flexible, sensory phones and other devices, raises $8m led by Samsung Ventures.

South Korean video game publisher Nexon leads $17.5m series B round of financing for US peer Rumble Entertainment.

Lenddo, an online platform that allows members to use their online social connections to access local financial services, has raised an additional $6m in a series B funding round from Philippine incubator Kickstart Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures and Skype co-founder and angel investor Toivo Annus.

Nokia Growth Partners, the corporate venturing unit of mobile phone company Nokia, has led an undisclosed series D round of funding for SolarVista Media, a China digital outdoor advertising billboard company.

Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma joins $45m series A funding for Mitokyne, a US biotech focused on discovering drugs to treat mitochondria-related diseases, as well as signing R&D collaboration agreement with option to acquire.

InVent Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of Thailand communication services group, Intouch, has invested in Computerlogy and Meditech Solution. The combined deals were valued at $1.08m.