The GE-backed medical device company has now raised more than $60m in funding across four rounds.

Google's growth equity fund co-led a round for the cloud computing component maker that will be used to enhance its production capabilities.

Smart Sparrow and Acrobatiq are finalists in a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation $20m competition.

E-commerce personalisation platform Qubit has raised $26m in series B funding from Salesforce Ventures, Accel Ventures and Balderton Capital.

Phamaceutical company Takeda has invested $25m and entered into a strategic partnership with biotech company BioMotiv.

Business loyalty scheme FiveStars, which connects merchants with their customers, has secured $26m in series B funding to meet growing demand for the platform.

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has added more capital to its Renren-backed series A round, which now stands at $38m.

Total and DuPont both contributed to a $22m round for the company, which develops crops that can be used as biofuel feedstock.

'Smart dining' company E la Carte, which creates tablets for restaurant tables, has secured $35m in a series C round which features Intel's corporate venturing arm.

Bertelsmann, Recruit and Cox have contributed to a series C round for the online education platform Udacity to launch its nanodegrees programme and expand geographically.