MUFG Innovation Partners contributed to a round that boosted the valuation of the blockchain-based lending platform to $1.2bn.

Rogue Venture Partners-backed Streem has been bought by Frontdoor, which has plans for its augmented reality-based remote home services technology.

The cancer drug developer emerged from stealth with $194m in funding, $85m of which was just closed in a round featuring returning investor Roche Venture Fund.

Fung Capital-backed cross-border services business Flow won the backing of American Express Ventures in a round that will fund platform development and hiring.

Language teaching app Duolingo has received series F funding from existing backer CapitalG and is now valued at $1.5bn.

Private equity firm LLR Partners has invested in the Actua and Independence Health-backed customer engagement software provider, taking its total funding to $58m.

The electric powertrain manufacturer has secured $41m in equity, debt and working capital in a round led by corporate venturing unit BP Ventures.

Autonomous bus fleet operator May Mobility secured the return of Toyota AI Ventures and BMW i Ventures to bring its overall funding to $84m.

The Alphabet unit has bought shares in the data management platform from Serena Capital at a reported valuation of $1.4bn.

Cisco-backed CRM software producer Kustomer has now raised a total of $174m following a series E round that valued it at more than $500m.