Facebook acquired the face recognition software developer, which spun out of Carnegie Mellon University last year, for an undisclosed sum.

Citrix has exited performance control software provider Xangati, which had raised almost $22m since 2010, in an acquisition by Virtual Instruments.

General Electric has purchased Bit Stew for $153m, providing an exit to its own corporate venturing unit GE Ventures as well as Cisco Investments.

Citrix-backed Wise.io is one of three companies GE has acquired this week in a bid to strengthen its Predix industrial internet platform.

Salesforce, PTC and General Electric's own GE Ventures unit exited the field service management software provider, which will be purchased by GE Digital after raising $205m.

Intel is acquiring Voke, a developer of virtual reality viewing technology for sports events, months after leading a $12.6m round for the company.

SoftBank and Garena will exit the Singaporean online grocer, which had aimed to raise $100m in funding earlier this year, in a purchase reportedly sized at $50m.

GFK has exited network intelligence software producer Qosmos in a $58m acquisition, eight years after it invested.

Verizon has acquired short-form video platform Vessel, which had reportedly raised more than $130m from investors including Comcast Ventures.

Stanford has exited open source software-focused cybersecurity company Palamida, which had raised $18.5m in funding, in an acquisition by Flexera Software.