Q&A with Bonnie Chau, portfolio manager, BCF Ventures

Salesforce Ventures, Okta, Slack, PayPal Ventures and HR Tech Investments contributed to the human resources software developer's latest round at a valuation exceeding $1bn.

Prosus co-led the restaurant management software provider’s latest round, which will support its international expansion.

The insurance provider's Future Fund will be run by venture firm World Innovation Lab’s US-based team to identify and support early-stage entrepreneurs.

Accenture, Workday and Bank of America helped VR training technology developer Strivr expand its latest round to $65m while Consensys backed a $50m round for blockchain analytics provider Flipside Crypto.

Citi Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Telstra Ventures all invested in blockchain infrastructure provider Blockdaemon's series D round while GV backed cybersecurity software provider Obsidian's $90m series C.

The logistics services provider has added $50m to its latest round, which is already backed by SoftBank, Emtek, Oko Markets and EV Growth.

BMW and Ralph Lauren contributed to an $85m round for sustainable materials provider Natural Fiber Welding while Credit Saison invested $80m in virtual credit card service Julo.

The messaging platform developer has revealed the latest eight companies to take part in its 13-week startup programme.

Decentralised finance technology developer BloXroute raised $70m in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 while Ackermans & van Haaren helped digital health technology developer Medikabazaar score a $700m valuation.