Pypestream took its total funding to $35m in a $15m round led by WR Berkley, whose director of investments has joined the chatbot developer's board.

Jetstack, OpenCredo and Cygnacom are the first three recipients of cash from the cybersecurity technology producer's Machine Identity Protection Development Fund.

Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and existing investor JPMorgan Chase provided $17.5m of funding for the financial data software developer.

Convenience store management software provider XianLife has raised an eight-figure sum from investors including Megvii and SBI Investment.

Educational app developer Byju's has increased a round now revealed as a combination of primary and secondary shares to $540m, with Naspers Ventures leading.

Parkwalk Advisors has invested an undisclosed sum in Cardiff ultrasound simulation technology developer MedaPhor through its Opportunities Fund.

ETH Zurich-founded cybersecurity business Xorlab focuses on thwarting email attacks through a combination of machine learning and advanced dynamic analysis.

Slack Fund has joined the Salesforce-backed sales coaching platform developer's series B round, boosting its overall funding to $38m

The JD Logistics and GLP-backed trucking services platform secured the funding in a round co-led by Bank Of China Group Investment and Matrix Partners China.

Salesforce Ventures joined Aster Capital in a round that increased the construction communication platform's funding to $63m altogether.