Merck Group's M Ventures unit led the RNA therapy startup's series A round, which featured Amgen, Illumina, AbbVie and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma.

Altana and existing investor Evonik both contributed to a round for the printing technology developer that was co-led by ORT Technologies.

HSBC added $4m to a series B round for blockchain financial product developer Axoni that includes NEX Group, Citi and Wells Fargo.

Intel Capital led a round for the network cybersecurity platform developer that included ADT, with the cash to go to international growth and research and development.

Returning investor WarnerMedia has reinvested in the video engagement platform developer's latest round, which was led by Causeway Media Partners.

The Akamai-backed data recovery and storage platform developer took its overall funding to almost $60m in a round that included an undisclosed corporate investor.

The mobile payment technology developer has closed a $16.5m round co-led by Mastercard, three years after an Sberbank-funded series A.

Online higher education platform Unicaf has raised series B funding from a consortium including Goldman Sachs, EdX and CDC Group as it gears up to target more students.

Amex, Comcast and Amazon-backed grocery delivery platform Instacart has added $271m to its latest round and is now valued at almost $7.9bn.

PeptiDream has led immuno-oncology drug developer Kleo Pharmaceuticals’ series B round, which also featured existing investor Biohaven.