Autonomous robot developer Bossa Nova Robotics has secured $17.5m in an Intel-backed round that will support company growth.

Tencent has backed antimicrobial therapy developer Locus Biosciences in a $19m round that will fund the company's first in-human clinical trial.

Citigroup has led a $20m series A1 round for Behavox, a developer of people analytics software for the financial services industry.

Qihoo 360 and Mitsui-backed nanosatellite provider Spire has raised an undisclosed amount from Luxembourg Future Fund on its way to a $70m close.

The Alstom, Solvay and Schneider Electric-sponsored venture firm has closed new financing, bringing the total under its management to about $590m.

The chatbot developer has secured $8.3m in a series A round that included CreditEase, less than a year after closing $3m in funding.

Imec spinout LynxCare has collected funding from investors including government-owned PMV and VLaio.

BitAuto's e-commerce and financing spinout, which counts Tencent, Baidu and JD.com as investors, floated at the top of its range.