Corporate-backed fund High Tech Gruenderfonds made its second investment in the simulation software developer as part of a series A round.

The financial services firm's corporate venturing unit will expand its accelerator efforts across four continents with the help of Plug and Play Tech Centre.

Delft University of Technology spin-out Eternal Sun secures $2.5m series A for solar simulator technology.

The lithium energy storage company plans to expand its operations into new markets using the funding, which was co-led by corporate-backed firm Chrysalix Set.

Rocket Internet, which incubated Lazada, returned for a $248m round that added to funds raised from backers including Tesco, Access, Holtzbrinck and Tengelmann.