Arrayent, the developer of a platform that can transform traditional consumer products into connected devices, added Orix to an investor base already containing Intel.

The online fashion jewellery retailer has now raised $35m altogether, after Hubert Burda and DSW contributed to a $20m funding round.

Wells Fargo-backed Norwest Venture Partners returned to reinvest as part of the round, lifting the big data company's total funding to $50m.

Rogers-backed loyalty scheme tool FiveStars has obtained $50m in series C capital from both new and returning backers, taking its overall funding to $105m.

The property selling platform reportedly raised the money late last year in a series C round led by Access Industries.

Founded in 2013, BlueVine has raised $64m in total.

Its November 2013 round raised $15.2m, according to a regulatory filing, a year after it had closed towards a $10m round.

Other new investors included venture capital firms Scale Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners and Qumra Capital, as well as participation from existing investors.