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Arrayent, the developer of a platform that can transform traditional consumer products into connected devices, added Orix to an investor base already containing Intel.

Stellenbosch University's tech transfer office Innovus invests in Custos Media Technologies to bring its bitcoin bounty anti-piracy technology to more customers.

Internet of things management technology company mPrest Networks has raised $20m in a round co-led by GE Ventures and OurCrowd.

Intel Capital returned to back a round that took database technology developer MariaDB's overall funding to almost $40m.

Search engine optimisation service Botify secured $7.2m in a round featuring corporate-backed Idinvest Partners and VC firm Ventech.

The city of Albuquerque supports L2B, an accelerator supporting spinouts by national laboratories and state research universities.

Intel Capital has invested in big data technology developer GigaSpaces for a third time, and the funding will go to innovation, sales and marketing.

Wells Fargo-backed Norwest Venture Partners returned to reinvest as part of the round, lifting the big data company's total funding to $50m.

The Samsung-backed natural language learning technology provider secured the money in a series A round featuring Emerillion Capital and Nautilus Ventures.

The series B round closed by Ping An-backed Lufax is the biggest deal so far in what has been a bumper month for China's online finance sector.