Clal Insurance and Menora Mivtachim have become the latest corporate investors in Silk, which is also backed by Western Digital and Mitsui.

The Baupost Group has invested in the SIG and Gruner + Jahr-backed content discovery technology provider, which is set to float in an IPO this year.

The online video tool developer, which counts Digital Garage and Aglaé Ventures as existing investors, secured $100m in a SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led round.

AG2R La Mondiale helped the technology-powered lending platform secure fresh funding which has taken the overall capital raised by the company to $400m.

Renault co-led a round for the electric vehicle battery developer, investing alongside fellow corporates Arkema, Capgemini, Schneider Electric, Tokai Cobex and Groupe Idec.

Tencent Investment and Longfor Capital have returned to reinvest in the Chinese noodle restaurant chain, eight months after co-leading its series D round.

Technion-linked cultured meat developer has raised a series B round that took its overall funding to $118m.

The Endeavor-backed cosmetics brand raised its latest funding at a $1.8bn valuation, increasing its overall funding to $266m.

The digital advertising technology provider has launched a venture capital unit which has already completed its first investment.

Drug discovery technology developer Standigm added $10m to the cash it raised from SK Chemicals last week while Six FinTech Ventures helped fintech software provider Toqio secure $9.4m.