France-based pharmaceutical company Ipsen is joined backing the US-based diabetes and obesity treatment company by venture firms MPM Capital, New Enterprise Associates, and Third Rock Ventures.

SK Planet, an innovation platform of SK Telecom, backs US-based search engine for applications, alongside venture firms including Innovation Endeavors, a firm founded by search engine Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt, and Atlantic Bridge Capital.

Healthcare company Forest Laboratories provides antibiotic drug company Nabriva Therapeutics with $25m for a new drug, and wins exclusive right to acquire the company.

Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation and Astellas Venture Management back the drug developer alongside venture firms New Enterprise Associates, Hatteras Venture Partners and Fletcher Spaght Ventures.

Hypertension treatment company Kona Medical wins backing of unnamed medical technology company as well as venture firms including Essex Woodlands and Morgenthaler Ventures.

The US-based industrial holding company owned by businessman Len Blavatnik helps GetTaxi raise funds, as Access Industries' portfolio company QuickOffice sells to search engine Google.

The Swiss-based healthcare company backs the US-based medical device company's series D alongside venture firms including Abingworth and the CIA's In-Q-Tel.

Intel Capital is joined by Rogers Communications' corporate venturing unit, Visa and Mastercard as well as others backing the mobile authentication company.

Online retail giant eBay, and its co-founder's family office Omidyar Network, and venture capital firms Matrix Partners India and Norwest Venture Partners, reinvested in Quikr alongside Warburg Pincus.

SilkRoad has raised $35m in its series C round ahead of a planned flotation that could come as early as this year.