Mesmer has emerged out of stealth with a $15m series A round led by Intel Capital to launch an AI platform that automatically detects bugs in software.

A host of individuals connected with the e-commerce industry have supplied capital, enabling Stanford-linked company Bolt to target its next phase of expansion.

VTC Innovation Fund contributed to a series B round for weather forecasting satellite constellation developer PlanetIQ, with the cash set to help it launch 20 microsatellites by 2021.

Leapstack Data Technology will put the money from the PPDAI Group-backed $14.5m round to partner additional insurance companies in China.

Casi Pharmaceuticals took part in drug developer Juventas' $14.5m series A-plus round after licensing the latter's Car T-cell drug candidate for haematological malignancies last month.

Fidelity Management & Research has led a $325m series B round for Biontech, a spinout of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz whose backers also include Sanofi and Pfizer.

Fidelity Management & Research has led a $325m series B round for Biontech, a spinout of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz whose backers also include Sanofi and Pfizer.

Tencent and Naspers-backed education platform Byju’s is targeting an expansion into the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand following the $150m funding round.

Third Rock contributed to a $100m series C round for UIC's cancer drug developer Revolution that brought its total to $226m.

Prudential Financial and existing shareholder PayU have backed a $135m series E round for Remitly, which concurrently obtained $85m in debt financing.