Microsoft, Itochu and Samsung have invested in Volterra, which has emerged with $50m in funding after two years of developing its distributed cloud services technology in stealth.

Chinese Academy of Sciences' Cash Capital put up a share of the funds for oncological drug developer OnQuality Pharmaceuticals' first funding round.

Macy’s has returned for a $50m series C round for B8ta, which is gearing up to add a fashion and lifestyle offering to its retail services.

Geltor, backed by Archer Daniels Midland and Wilbur-Ellis, is seeking between $50m and $100m in a series B round to scale its collagen manufacturing capabilities.

Keppel Land has provided $25m in series A financing to Smartworks as the co-working spaces provider plans to strengthen its position in existing markets and enter new locations.

DotData has brought its total equity financing to $43m after adding $23m in series A funding to its coffers thanks to investors including NEC.

Helpling has picked up $97m in total funding since its launch five years ago and will use the latest $22.5m round to push further into Europe and Asia Pacific.

Sensely has collected funding from a consortium led by insurance firm Aflac to haul its lifetime total to $26.5m.

Stanford-StartX Fund portfolio company Sensely collected funding from a consortium led by insurance firm Aflac to haul its lifetime total to $26.5m.

Genomics bioinformatics platform developer PierianDx has raised capital from investors including Inova Health Systems and RTI International to advance its business strategy.