Exor and Samsung Ventures both chipped in as the mobile insurance brokerage boosted its overall funding to $27m.

Tamer and Twofour54-backed Mumzworld plans to use Gulf Islamic Investments' series B funding to expand its e-commerce platform in Saudi Arabia.

Microsoft has invested in consumer technology developer Human, Incorporated's series B round, which was co-led by Sage Venture Partners, Ropart Asset Management and Sugar Mountain Capital.

Monsanto-backed Pivot Bio has now raised a total of almost $87m and will use the latest funding to develop its second crop nutrition product.

Reliance Industries returned to invest $8m in an M12-led round that took Netradyne's funding to $37m in just over two years.

The luxury branding services provider raised $29.2m in a round led by Youngor Group that included existing investor Cathay Capital Private Equity.

Recruitment analytics technology provider Pymetrics has closed a series B round featuring Salesforce Ventures and returning investor Workday Ventures.

Satellite launching rocket producer Gilmour Space Technologies has been backed by Main Sequence Ventures, managers of Csiro Innovation Fund, taking its total to $17.4m.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Novo has co-led a series B round together with Omega Funds for Morphic Therapeutic, based on research by Harvard professor Timothy Springer.