Pfizer and Celgene, as well as Osage University Partners and others, have backed a $38m series A round to help launch Arrakis Therapeutics.

The company, which previously obtained $31m in angel and seed capital from investors including Foxconn and SoftBank, has raised $100m in a series A round.

The Southeast Asian budget hotel room booking platform, which counts CyberAgent as an investor, has now raised more than $11m in under 18 months.

On-demand car rental service Skurt has raised $10m in series A funding from investors including BMW as it prepares to expand in the US.

Rocket Internet and Bloomberg have taken part in a series A round for Knotel, the operator of office spaces that serve as headquarters for a range of companies.

The Broadway Video-backed mobile messaging service has now raised $10m in total and signed its first big commercial deal with Universal Music Group.

DSM Venturing was among the participants in a $7.6m round for QD Solar, which is developing solar cells that could increase power generation by up to 20%.

The 3D imaging technology developer will use the capital from a Robert Bosch-led round to market its products to autonomous car developers.