Merck & Co, Celgene, Amgen and Eli Lilly all took part in an $85.4m round that boosted the cancer drug developer's total funding to more than $175m.

The Novel TMT-backed pre-owned luxury items platform has added series G cash to its coffers, bringing its total funding to date to $288m.

Upwards of 17 investors, including AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Alphabet, Merck & Co and Amgen, backed the neurodegenerative disease drug developer's series E round.

Tokio Marine and Intact Financial co-led the automotive insurance platform's series E round, bringing its overall funding to $295m.

Old Mutual has supplied $68m to GV-backed online travel marketplace Secret Escapes, taking its funding to more than $251m to date.

Alibaba led the facial recognition technology provider's latest round, which will support its expansion in the retail sector.

Existing investor Tencent was reportedly among the participants in a series E round that valued the online answer platform at $2.5bn.

Fastly increased its funding to $220m altogether, in a Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners-led round backed by Swisscom Ventures.

The NTT Docomo, Flex and Konica Minolta-backed security system producer is hoping to raise up to $50m in a series S preferred stock offering.

Naspers, which led Movile's last round, in December, also led the mobile services platform's latest, taking its total funding to $375m.