Naspers Ventures co-led a $33.9m round featuring Axel Springer Digital Ventures that will enable Dott to expand its scooter rental service further into Europe.

GMO and Telkom Indonesia-backed Red Dot Payments was valued at $65m in a deal in which Naspers subsidiary PayU bought a majority stake.

Intel and Liberty Media have returned for TrapX Security's $18m series C round, having previously invested in a $14m series B that closed in 2016.

Itochu Technology Ventures, Dai-ichi Life, Mizuho Capital and Mori Trust have contributed to a $20m round that increased the medical access app developer’s total funding to nearly $39m.

Qualcomm Ventures led the Xiamen C&D-backed autonomous driving technology developer's $14.5m series C-plus round, investing alongside existing backer Legend Capital.

UTokyo Innovation Platform has contributed to a series A round for Connected Robotics, which develops cooking robots for restaurants.

The drone-management technology provider increased its latest round, which includes Deutsche Flugsicherung and Terra Drone, to $19.2m.

Pod Foods, which links emerging food brands to nationwide retailers, has secured seed funding from investors including Microsoft's M12 and plans to now expand across the US.

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa led the Utec-backed autonomous vehicle software developer's series A round, which included Yamaha Motor, Aisan Technology and existing investor KDDI.

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa led the autonomous vehicle software developer's series A round, which included Yamaha Motor, Aisan Technology and existing investor KDDI.