Henkel has disclosed its has invested $10.4m into two venture capital funds in addition to making direct investments in two technology producers.

Samsung, Nvidia, Recruit, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa and Nomura Holdings all took part in the conversational AI software developer's latest round, taking its total funding to $115m.

Microsoft Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures and Citi have joined the backers of cybersecurity foundry Team8, which has raised an undisclosed amount of new funding.

The Shell-backed Shell Foundation invested $10m while Triodos Bank supplied the other $15m, as Aavishkaar-Intellecap looks to increase its global activities.

Berrybenka has raised an eight-figure dollar sum from investors including the $50m venture capital vehicle formed by SoftBank and Indosat.

Axel Springer has taken part in the latest round for digital reportage and long-form media platform Ozy Media, after investing $20m in 2014.