The taxi and limousine services provider joined corporates Recruit and Kyoto Bank in the latest funding round for the Dentsu-backed robo-adviser.

The deal will enable GE Healthcare to tap into the early-stage healthcare and wellness sector worth an estimated $28bn globally.

Colella, who had been ranked third in the GCV Rising Star 2016 awards, had been seen as heir apparent for the CIO role but the final confirmation could see a number of other personnel changes, insiders said.

The telecoms provider has joined Mountain Partners and Kejora Ventures to launch Ideabox Ventures, a VC firm offering pre-series A capital to startups.

Vincent Branch has taken over as chief executive of insurance provider XL Catlin's Accelerate division.

Sunshine Insurance has led a series C round for fintech startup QuantGroup, while Fosun Capital also supplied funds.

Visa and American Express-backed Stripe has secured $150m in series D capital co-led by Alphabet at a $9bn valuation, up from its previous valuation of $5bn in July 2015.

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