Education company Minerva Project has raised $70 million in a Series B round led by TAL Education Group, with participation from ZhenFund, Yonglin Group and Benchmark.

Checkr, which addresses the background checks for new hires, has raised a Series A round worth $9 million, led by Accel Partners.

Robotic bartender Monsieur has secured $2 million in seed funding from BIP Capital, with participation from Base Ventures, Paul Judge, TechSquare Labs and American sports stars Derrick Morgan and Glen Davis.

BitFury, which produces semiconductors for the bitcoin industry, has secured $20 million in Series A funding, in a round led by Bill Tai, Bob Dykes and Georgian Co-Investment Fund, all previous investors.

Mobile phone directory app Truecaller has raised a $60 million Series C round from Atomico, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Sequoia Capital.

Customer data hub Segment has secured a $15 million Series A round led by Accel Partners, with participation from e.ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The company will use the new…

E-signature technology startup DocuSign, a former Red Herring Top 100 winner, has raised an extra $30 million in Series E funding from Recruit Holdings, NTT Finance, Mitsui and MKI.

Beepi, a peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling cars, has raised a $60 million Series B round from new investors Foundation Capital and Sherpa Ventures, existing investors Redpoint Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank and individual investors.

Social media engagement company Insightpool has raised a $4million Series A round, led by TDF Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. Notable angel investors including Peter Knight and Chris Walters also participated.

Home décor website Houzz has raised a $165 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital.