Marketplace shopping app Mercari took its total funding to about $39m after raising cash in a GMO-backed series C round.

Dresden and Ulm universities spin-out Heliatek closed its series C round.

Content engagement software platform Scribble raised $12m in a series C round involving the corporate venturing arm of telecommunications operator Rogers, which will allow the company to make acquisitions.

Office products retailer Poppin has secured the money in a Fifth Third-backed series C round that will be used to further develop its technology.

Google's growth equity fund co-led a round for the cloud computing component maker that will be used to enhance its production capabilities.

Short-video app MiaoPai has raised $50m in a Sina-backed series C round, bringing the total raised by the company to more than $75m.

The Hearst-backed social relationship company has now secured $250m in total, at a valuation double that at which it raised $165m last year.

Total and DuPont both contributed to a $22m round for the company, which develops crops that can be used as biofuel feedstock.

'Smart dining' company E la Carte, which creates tablets for restaurant tables, has secured $35m in a series C round which features Intel's corporate venturing arm.