Swiss Re and CommerzVentures helped the digital insurer add $63m in series B funding which will be used to pursue its own insurance licence and boost European expansion.

M Ventures has returned to back the cancer therapeutics developer’s $75.5m round, five years after taking part in its series A.

Maersk Growth and Hearst Ventures returned for a follow up investment in the logistics provider, increasing its total funding to over $100m.

Data collaboration software producer Duality Technologies, e-commerce logistics provider Pandion and cybersecurity software developer Adaptive Shield each raised $30m.

Novartis Venture Fund returned for the small molecule drug developer’s series B round, tipping its total funding to over $100m.

Axel Springer co-led a series B round for the online publishing platform developer as its valuation hits a reported $390m.

SoftBank Ventures Asia returned to once again back the online investment platform developer, which achieved unicorn status with its latest round.

Tencent and Prosus Ventures were among the investors leading the small business wholesaler's latest round, bringing its total funding to almost $120m.

China Communications Construction has backed the enterprise cybersecurity insurance provider’s $15.5m round, as did Nio Future Capital.

The vertical farming system developer has completed a $26m round that included KT&G and E1, with the cash to go to international expansion.