Kyrus, the cybersecurity services company that led Red Canary's seed round last year, has returned to contribute to a $6.1m round.

The corporate venturing unit invested $25m to lead early-stage rounds for Velostrata, Sedona Systems and Panoply.io totalling $38.5m.

ProSiebenSat.1 and Axel Springer both took stakes in the insurance management platform, making media-for-equity investments as part of a $14.8m round.

Bioniz has secured $13m in a round co-led by Takeda Ventures and David Pyott, who has been named chairman of the immuno-inflammatory disease drug developer.

The CAA Ventures-backed excursion booking platform has received $10m from individual investors to take its overall funding to $18m.

Powerlinx, developer of a platform that helps businesses establish collaborations, has formed a strategic partnership of its own with business data provider Altares D&B.

Existing investor New Enterprise Associates has provided $9m in series A funding for GV-backed procurement software developer Scout RFP.

American Express Ventures was among the investors as the chatbot shopping startup boosted its overall funding to nearly $11m in seven months.