Majid Al Futtaim took part in the round in connection with a partnership agreement that will involve Wadi becoming its grocery delivery partner.

The smoking cessation system developer has secured $25m in a round led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC that included New York Life Ventures.

Daimler Financial Services has committed $7m to a series B round for intelligent avatar technology developer Soul Machines that has a $20m target.

The Gunosy-backed enterprise software provider formerly known as AdAsia, has received $13.5m in a round co-led by Line and Mirai Creation Fund.

Archer Daniels Midland and Wilbur-Ellis have both invested in an $18.2m round for sustainable protein developer Geltor through their ADM Ventures and Cavallo Ventures units.

The NYSE, BBVA, USAA and NTT Docomo-backed cryptocurrency trading platform and wallet developer is now valued at $8bn after a Tiger Global-led series E round.

Ride hailing platform Grab raised the money from the travel and accommodation booking service through a partnership deal that will allow them to offer each other's services.

Novo has returned for Milestone's latest round, having led its $55m series C last year, helping the cardiovascular drug developer's total funding to $167m.

The University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien spinout has secured a six-figure sum from state-owned fund aws Gründerfonds and Segnalita Ventures.

Our prediction that we would see the highest number of deals yet in a calendar year has come true with another quarter still ahead of us.