Sectors

Cisco, Microsoft and Citi all returned to lift cybersecurity technology provider Illusive Networks' total funding to $54m.

Salesforce Ventures participated in a $15m round for workplace collaboration tool developer Qatalog.

Intel Capital led the cybersecurity software developer's series A round, which boosted its overall funding to $20m.

The merchant payment and bookkeeping app developer won investment from GMO Venture Partners in its third round this year.

Bonnier Ventures co-led a $17.8m round for the Chalmers Ventures-backed employee engagement platform developer that will support international growth.

The private placement valued the gamified educational platform developer at more than $2.2bn and gives SoftBank a 9.7% stake.

The Tencent-backed social gaming platform developer had been reported to be targeting an $8bn valuation in its initial public offering.

Ride hailing service Dida Chuxing will reportedly target $500m in the offering, which would represent an exit for Nio Capital, BitAuto, JD.com and Ctrip,

Novo and Roche are in line for exits from hepatitis drug developer Aligos Therapeutics, which has raised some $230m since it was founded in 2018.

Oxford Nanopore has continued its funding streak with another $108m, bringing this year's haul to more than $208m and its overall total to around $800m.

The Amgen and Illumina-backed genetic sequencing equipment provider brought its funding this year to more than $206m and its overall total to about $800m.