Cisco, Microsoft and Citi all returned to lift cybersecurity technology provider Illusive Networks' total funding to $54m.

Salesforce Ventures participated in a $15m round for workplace collaboration tool developer Qatalog.

Intel Capital led the cybersecurity software developer's series A round, which boosted its overall funding to $20m.

The merchant payment and bookkeeping app developer won investment from GMO Venture Partners in its third round this year.

Bonnier Ventures co-led a $17.8m round for the Chalmers Ventures-backed employee engagement platform developer that will support international growth.

The private placement valued the gamified educational platform developer at more than $2.2bn and gives SoftBank a 9.7% stake.

Oxford Nanopore has continued its funding streak with another $108m, bringing this year's haul to more than $208m and its overall total to around $800m.

The Amgen and Illumina-backed genetic sequencing equipment provider brought its funding this year to more than $206m and its overall total to about $800m.

Tencent and Yuanfudao both invested as the online education platform developer boosted its total series E takings to $250m.

Existing investor Lilly Asia Ventures helped the genome editing technology developer push its overall funding past the $100m mark.