The digital health platform has raised $6.5m in a round backed by Al Rashed and Sons unit Rimco Investments, and will use the funding for regional expansion.

Microsoft has acquired the Comcast, Tencent and Alphabet-backed social VR developer, saving it from shutting down and allowing it to continue its previous work.

Childcare service provider UrbanSitter took its overall funding to $40m with a round led by the corporate-affiliated Advance Venture Partners.

The insurance firm, which formed a fintech division in July, has co-led a $52.3m round for SalaryFinance, which provides software that boosts employee financial health.

Nippon Life-backed Nissay Capital has returned to back a $6.6m round for Lifestyle Design, the operator of custom fashion e-commerce platform LaFabric.

GV-backed online travel marketplace Secret Escapes has collected $111m in equity and debt financing from investors including Singapore state-owned Temasek.

The Pfizer and Ipsen-backed metabolic disorder drug developer floated above its range and saw its share price rise more than 75% on its first day of trading.

New York University has partnered venturing fund Rethink Education and trade advisory network StartEd for the accelerator, which could lead startups to a $170,000 follow-on investment.