Lilith Games helped artificial intelligence software developer Inspir.ai secure $46.3m while Microsoft AI spinoff Xiaoice closed its series A round at a billion-dollar valuation.

Munich Re and Microsoft helped CO2-to-chemicals technology provider Twelve raise $57m while Eli Lilly and Kaiser Permanente-backed CRO dMed-Clinipac secured $50m.

NTT Docomo Ventures and 31Ventures returned for the smart key system provider’s $15.8m round, which included Kokuyo, NN Corporate Capital and JR East Start Up.

Colopl, Fuji Media, HTG, Kosei Pharma, Mori Trust, Nomura, SBS and Vector all backed a $20.5m round for the Askul and Ricoh-backed lending and borrowing marketplace..

AG2R La Mondiale helped the technology-powered lending platform secure fresh funding which has taken the overall capital raised by the company to $400m.

Renault co-led a round for the electric vehicle battery developer, investing alongside fellow corporates Arkema, Capgemini, Schneider Electric, Tokai Cobex and Groupe Idec.

Drug discovery technology developer Standigm added $10m to the cash it raised from SK Chemicals last week while Six FinTech Ventures helped fintech software provider Toqio secure $9.4m.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 co-led a round for surveillance technology provider AnyVision, which counts Qualcomm and Robert Bosch as existing backers.

Nationwide helped the open finance business raise $18m which will be used to boost expansion in Europe and accelerate its growth across the wealth, insurance and retail spaces.

H&M, Bestseller, Adidas and Sateri helped the regenerated textile fibre business raise new funding, which will be used to boost its expansion and build a new production facility.