Samsung Ventures and Fosun RZ Capital contributed to an $11.4m round that lifestyle media app developer Trell will put into hiring and product development.

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Morgan Creek Digital has led a round that pushed digital currency product developer BlockFi's total funding past the $160m mark.

Medical care crowdfunding service Waterdrop has confirmed it raised $230m in its series D round, which was co-led by Swiss Re and Tencent.

Sony was among the investors contributing to a $46.5m close of a round for the insurance software provider that includes Signal Iduna, SBI and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance.

Returning investor PPD co-led a $40m round for the remote clinical trials service, while Novartis, Amgen, Sanofi and Alphabet also doubled down on their commitments.

The patient communication app developer took its total funding past the $30m mark with a round co-led by Google's Gradient Ventures fund.

The bioengineered materials producer hiked its overall funding to $54m in a series B round featuring Wilbur-Ellis unit Cavallo Ventures.

BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and Citi were among the participants in a round that will fund hiring, as Icon prepares to expand its portfolio of 3D-printed homes.