Coinbase, Ripple and Ideo took part in the $12.1m series A round, which will go towards the launch of Near's decentralised application development platform.

JD.com took part in the Fosun-led round, which will enable the parent-focused content platform to expand its e-commerce business.

Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret has raised $31m from a dozen corporates such as Internet Initiative Japan, Sumitomo Life, KDDI and Toppan Printing.

Fidelity International has provided more than $11m to the skills trading platform operator backed by Sumitomo Mitsui, Nippon Life and Voyage Group.

Creditas has received $231m in series D funding from investors including SoftBank through its Latin America Fund and Vision Fund, and Santander.

Singapore Post-backed logistics network operator Rivigo has increased its series E round to $65m following a second close co-led by Warburg Pincus and SAIF Partners.

Robert Bosch Venture Capital has supplied a $5m extension to bring the round, already backed by Dell, BMW and General Electric, to a $55m second close.

Visa has contributed to a $40m series B round for Anchorage, which is working on cryptocurrency protection technology that does not require a password.

Intel Capital has led a consortium that also featured UL Ventures to inject $20m into Kyndi.

The AI-powered drug discovery platform received commitments from Echo Health Ventures, Amgen Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments and Celgene in the Cigna-led round.