SoftBank, which previously backed ACV's 2016 series A round, returned for a series C that boosted the car auction platform's overall funding to $53m.

Sony Innovation Fund was among the strategic investors that backed the equity portion of the round, secured alongside more than $27m in debt.

The cloud banking software provider has secured $51.8m in a Salesforce Ventures-led round that will support product development.

Intel Capital and existing backer Ikea contributed to a $37.4m round that increased the 3D LED display developer's total funding to about $81m.

Foundry Group has led the first close of the Intel and JF Shea-backed computer vision technology developer's latest round, taking its total funding to $35m.

The telecoms digitalisation software producer has raised cash from investors including CK Hutchison and existing backers Telstra Ventures and Swisscom Ventures.

Ripple Foods, a developer of vegan substitutes for dairy products, increased its overall funding to $110m with a round featuring existing investor GV.

Xiaopeng has raised capital in a round co-led by Alibaba, Foxconn and IDG Capital as it gears up to launch its electric sports utility vehicle.

KCK Group, American Electric Power, Centrica and Statoil all invested as the linear generator provider took its total funding to $133m.