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.

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.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Novo led the anaemia therapy developer's series A round, which also featured Access Industries subsidiary Access Biotechnology.

Sense Biodetection has raised $15.8m in a series A round co-led by Cambridge Innovation Capital and Earlybird to produce a diagnostic test for infectious diseases.

Tencent led a round for the online streaming service sized at nearly $111m, investing with existing shareholder Times Internet.

LivaNova participated in a series A round for Shiratronics that will fund the progression of its migraine headache treatment device toward clinical testing.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.