Mr Cooper, Nationwide and National General Insurance invested in the digital insurance agency as part of a round that will fund hiring and growth.

Silverstein Properties' SilverTech Ventures unit and Rocket Internet Capital Partners have both backed a $11.7m round for the rental guarantee provider.

Conglomerate Fosun has provided $15m for connected educational toy developer Alilo, investing through its Fosun RZ Capital unit.

The educational data software provider has added funding to its Google-backed series A round that will be used to grow its team.

Verizon Ventures has contributed to a $12m series A round that Optibus will use to further develop its transport optimisation technology.

The talent development platform has secured $8.6m from a consortium including Cornerstone and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati.

The autonomous vehicle technology developer, spun out of MIT, has secured $18m in series A funding to increase its vehicle fleet and expand its team.

The autoimmune drug developer has received $4.6m from Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund to take its series A round to $20.8m.