Lilly Asia Ventures and existing investor Taiho Ventures both contributed to a round for immunotherapy developer Harpoon Therapeutics following a $45m series B last year.

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SoftBank Ventures Korea, which previously led a $2.1m seed round for Rael six months ago, has returned to contribute to a $17.5m series A alongside GS Retail Fund.

The e-commerce anti-fraud platform developer secured $14m in a CommerzVentures-led round that also featured Munich Re/HSB Ventures.

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Tsinghua University has led a round for Trifo, with the funding to support the launch of the startup's smart home robot.

Ayar Labs has raised $24m to commercialise its technology that enables data transmission using light, based on research at MIT and CU Boulder.

Samsung Ventures contributed to a Tsinghua University-led round for Trifo, with the funding to support the launch of the startup's smart home robot.

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has raised $10.9m from investors including Channel 4's Commercial Growth Fund to raise brand awareness.