TerViva, which grows oil and protein-producing trees, has received series D funding from investors including existing strategic backer Evans Properties.

Tencent has returned to lead a $297m series D round for big data technology producer MiningLamp, having co-led its $159m series C a year ago.

The mattress provider, which is reportedly preparing to go public, has secured $100m in funding from investors including existing backer Target.

The communication software developer boosted its total funding to $91m in a round that included Anschutz Investment Company.

Microsoft subsidiary M12, Siemens' Next47 fund and Porsche all invested in the industrial 3D printer producer's latest round, which lifted its overall funding to $139m.

The semiconductor technology producer paid an undisclosed sum for an 18% stake in solar film developer Oxford PV, which closed the first tranche of its series D round last week.

Ahren Innovation Capital has been confirmed as an investor in a round that includes Samsung, BMW, Bosch and Dell, bringing machine intelligence technology developer Graphcore’s total funding to $310m.

Ahren Innovation Capital has been confirmed as an investor in a round that brought University of Bristol-linked machine intelligence technology developer Graphcore’s total to $310m.

The WME-backed beauty product brand raised the funding in a Sequoia Capital-led round, at a $1.2bn valuation.

LG, HP Tech Ventures, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, Kakao Ventures and Gradient Ventures all invested, four months after the AR startup's $50m series A.