Industrial Growth Platform led the consulting company’s $23.7m maiden round, investing alongside backers including Change, Dentsu, Marshmallow and The Guild.

CSPC returned for the anti-tumour therapy developer's series B round having backed its $147m series A early last year.

Salesforce-backed customer engagement software producer Talkdesk is now valued above $3bn, having raised $268m altogether.

CMA CGM and Tamer Group participated in a round that will support the e-commerce delivery service’s expansion to Saudi Arabia.

Existing backers including HSBC and Accenture joined new investors such as ABN Amro in a consortium that injected $64.7m into the data analytics provider.

Exor Seeds co-led a $26.7m round for Cowboy that will drive the electric bicycle maker's European expansion efforts.

American Family and Scor participated in a round that will support the expansion of Branch's digital insurance platform through the United States.

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and existing investor Cedars-Sinai took part in a $17m round for the blood collection technology provider.

Lockheed Martin Ventures helped the artificial intelligence-focused cybersecurity startup close a round that will fund R&D and global growth.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Toyota AI Ventures and Brunswick’s TechNexus Venture Collaborative fund all took part in the autonomous marine vessel system developer's latest round.