Denso invested half the money in a $14.2m round also backed by Faurecia that took the 3D conductive technology developer's total financing to $57m.

Bertelsmann and Sumitomo are set to score exits as marketing technology producer iClick Interactive seeks to raise $53m when it floats.

Toyota-backed Mirai Creation Investment has co-led a corporate-packed series A round for robotics developer Groove X initially sized at $38.7m.

Baidu Capital is set to lead a round for the the electric vehicle expected to be sized in the nine figures that will also feature SIG.

Existing investor Slaughter and May was among the participants as legal software developer Luminance added to the funding it raised last year.

Rakuten has exited payment processing platform WePay in an acquisition by JP Morgan Chase for between $300m and $400m.

The infectious disease drug developer has raised $30m in a round featuring Asahi Kasei, SR One and Lundbeckfonden Ventures.

The MassMutual Ventures-backed IoT security software provider has now raised $28m altogether.