Rakuten and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance have invested in Folio, which is developing a robo-advisor investment platform, bringing its overall funding to almost $19m.

IDG Ventures USA co-led a round that included Motley Fool and WPP, and which will support product development, sales and marketing.

Comcast and Cornerstone on Demand have joined existing investors for a round that will help Comparably improve its employment comparison tools.

The online mortgage broker has secured property marketplace Zoopla as an investor, in a round led by Orange Growth Capital.

Comcast Ventures, a participant in the smart mattress developer's $6m seed round last year, has come back for its $5m series A round.

Liberty Media's Israel Venture Fund was among the contributors to a series A round that will be used by the cybersecurity startup to support geographical growth and R&D.

The automotive manufacturing platform developer has closed a round led by Horizons Ventures that includes its strategic partner, engineering firm Altran.

UTA is an investor in the Latin-focused digital media content producer, which has raised nearly $5m as it prepares to launch a mobile platform later this year.