The round, co-led by GE Ventures, included Robert Bosch and Yokogawa Electric and was closed as FogHorn Systems converted $2.5m of seed funding to equity.

Deutsche Telekom and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have helped cybersecurity technology developer Safebreach close its series A round, a year after its $4m seed round.

NextInput, a developer of sensing technology for touch-enabled devices, added UMC Capital to an investor base including Intel and GoerTek, boosting its total funding to $16.5m.

Just Biotherapeutics has raised $14m in series A2 funding, with Eli Lilly and Merck & Co returning after taking part in a $15m series A round in September.

Boston Consulting Group led the customer personalisation software developer's series A round through its BCG Digital Ventures unit, investing together with Starbucks.

All Vtesse's existing series A investors, including Pfizer and Lundbeck, returned to provide a $17m extension that boosted the round's total to $42m.

The office space leasing service, a spinout from 58.com, raised the money in a round backed by Joy Capital and Northern Light Venture Capital.

Celgene has supported a funding round for Oncorus, an immuno-oncology treatment developer exploiting research conducted at Pittsburgh.