The aerospace company will make strategic investments from its newly formed Boeing HorizonX unit and has already backed Upskill and Zunum Aero.

GE Ventures contributed to an oversubscribed series B round led by Sapphire Ventures that the container data management company will use to add new features.

Viracta Therapeutics will license its lead drug candidate to NantKwest, which is leading a series B round Viracta has said could reach $18.4m.

The home healthcare specialist has taken its overall funding to $35m with a Mahindra and Mahindra-led series B round that will support expansion.

IDG Capital-backed Xiaolu Yiguan, which offers traditional Chinese medicine and health consultancy, has raised 14.5m in a round co-led by Redpoint Ventures and Sinovation Ventures.

The internet-of-things technology developer has raised cash in a round co-led by Verizon that included Intel, JetBlue, CME Group, Flextronics and Samsung.

SoftBank and Cainiao Network have co-led the round, which follows a $5m series A secured two years ago from ZTE and a $1m angel round in 2014.

Optum Ventures added $7.5m to help life sciences data platform Shyft Analytics close a $20m series B round with backing from McKesson and Medidata.