Dexcel Pharma joins second funding round for BrainQ’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology.

Smile Group returns to invest in Zupee’s platform, which lets users compete for real money via trivia games.

SoftBank helped the digital financial services provider raise a series G round led by Sequoia Capital, reaching a post-money valuation of $25bn.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 was among the investors in the tailor-made item platform operator’s latest round, which took its valuation past the $1bn threshold.

Softbank and Tencent backed the digital banking app provider in a series D round which will be use to boost its expansion in Argentina and Mexico, develop new products and scale up its team.

Bike taxi service provider Rapido has surpassed $130m of overall funding through a series C round featuring corporate investors Shell Ventures, Yamaha and Positive Moves Consulting.

Seek Investments has provided $29.5m for the disability support worker matching platform, having also formed a strategic alliance with the business.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Matrix Capital Management led the immunology drug developer's series A round, which will support the journey of a type 1 diabetes drug candidate towards the clinic.

Novartis Venture Fund returned as GentiBio raised money that will support the progress of its type 1 diabetes drug candidate toward clinical trials.