The accounting, audit and tax software developer has secured $7.8m in a series A round featuring XBTO and will use the funds to continue developing its platform.

Blockstream has raised cash from DG Lab Fund I, the investment vehicle formed by Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities, taking its total funding to $80m.

Alibaba-backed online lending marketplace WeLab is seeking to raise up to $500m in an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The smartphone maker aims to invest in 100 India-based startups over the next five years as it seeks to build its mobile app ecosystem.

AIB has invested approximately $35m in TransferMate as part of a strategic partnership, taking a stake of at least 10% in the process.

The SIG-backed peer-to-peer lending marketplace has announced it has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in its latest round.

Citigroup has led a $20m series A1 round for Behavox, a developer of people analytics software for the financial services industry.