Corporates McKesson and Medidata Solutions came on board to help life sciences cloud analytics platform Shyft Analytics' overall funding to $31.5m.

Access Industries has returned to provide $15m to the ticketing platform, having contributed to a $16m series C round in June 2015 and invested $10m in December.

Bloomberg Beta reinvested in the data protection software provider's latest round, having been a participant in a $5m round in February 2015.

Prescription skincare product supplier Curology has closed a $15m series B round led by the Advance Publications-backed Advance Vixeid Partners.

The biotech company is seeking up to $45m from an initial public offering that will be conducted in April or May 2017, and is currently raising more funding.

IDG Ventures, which invested in the cybersecurity company's $15m series A round last year, has returned to contribute to $10m of new funding.

Analytics platform developer Heap, backed by Salesforce and WME at seed stage, will use the capital to improve its product and grow its team.

Food e-commerce company Funye has raised $12.5m at a $54m valuation from investors including sesame oil manufacturer Yanzhuang.

The petrol station services provider has now raised $25m in the last 18 months, closing a series A+ round including Renren.

The media group's ad-for-equity unit, Brand Capital, has invested $19.4m as part of a deal that will reportedly include advertising on its media properties.