The company's corporate venturing unit contributed almost half of the $25.5m in series C funding raised by Airborne Oil and Gas, which is also backed by Shell, Chevron and Evonik.

Snapp, a ride ordering service launched by Iran Internet Group, has received $22.3m from telecom firm MTN and will invest in geographic expansion and new services.

The property management platform has received $26.5m in a growth equity round backed by insurer Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance's corporate venturing arm.

The series E round included existing investors Qualcomm and Hearst Health Ventures, and was closed together with a $13m debt facility from Silicon Valley Bank.

The machine intelligence technology producer will add the Microsoft Ventures investment to a round already including IBM and Intel, and which now totals more than $25m.

GE Ventures and Caterpillar Ventures have taken part in a round that will enable the driverless car technology provider to expand its industrial vehicle activities.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association-backed home palliative care provider Aspire Health has now raised more than $57m altogether, after completing a GV-led funding round.

Commerzbank's venture capital unit made its second investment in online lender Iwoca as part of a $26.8m series C round.

Lower limb ulcer treatment developer Ilkos Therapeutics has been set up with $21m in capital from investors including strategic partner Servier.