The round included Visa, BBVA, SBI Group, ABN Amro's Digital Impact Fund and Bertelsmann's Arvato Financial Solutions subsidiary.

Hot on the heels of its $630m investment in Douyu, Tencent has agreed another huge funding deal with a game-focused livestreaming platform.

BDMI, Chernin Group and the WPP-backed Courtside Ventures were among the investors as the sports media platform looks to double its headcount.

The online travel booking platform, which counts Al Sanie Group as an investor, took its total funding to $23m with a round likely sized at $12m.

Eye disease therapy developer ViewPoint Therapeutics has completed a Rise Fund-led series B round featuring Novo, two years after its $4m series A.

Agricultural technology media, data and investment platform AgFunder is moving into direct corporate venturing.

Daimler and Mizmaa Ventures have co-led the first tranche of the latest round for phone handset tracking technology producer Anagog.