
Samsung acquired the mobile wallet developer LoopPay in February this year, providing exits to corporate backers Visa and Synchrony Financial.
The seed technology developer went public after raising more than $100m in funding from investors including BASF.
Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie bought a combined $55m of stock as the biopharmaceutical company, already listed in Europe, went public on Nasdaq.
Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Fund plans to divest 25% of its portfolio in the next year, beginning with medical device developer NeoSurgical.
Novo, GlaxoSmithKline and Merck-backed molecular profiling platform HTG offered almost 3.6 million shares priced at $14 each.
Pet medicine developer Jaguar Animal Health, backed by Napo Pharmaceuticals, raised $20m after receiving $2.2m of venture funding.
Twitter revealed in its earnings report that it spent a combined $86.6m to acquire William Morris Endeavor-backed Niche and Periscope earlier this year.
Galapagos has increased the target for its upcoming IPO on Nasdaq to $230m, while $55m of the stock could be bought by AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson.
Novo Seeds, Lundbeck, Merck and Astellas all exited EpiTherapeutics after it was acquired by biopharmaceutical firm Gilead.
The wearable fitness device maker has raised $83m in funding from investors including SoftBank and Qualcomm.