The online coding course provider reached unicorn status in a Bertelsmann-led round that also included Google Ventures.

Fidelity has led a funding round for Handy, reportedly valuing the on-demand housekeeping service at $500m.

Hujiang. which claims to be China's largest e-learning platform, has followed a $100m Baidu investment with a series D round featuring Wanxin Media.

The nutritional supplement supplier has backed a $20.4m round closed by women's health app developer Dayima, taking its overall funding to $65m.

The Google-backed food developer secured the cash in a UBS-led round that is expected to support the launch of its first products.

Bill Gates among investors in $108m series D for Stanford spinout Impossible Foods, which is looking to make meat from plants.

Series C investors Intel and Juniper Networks returned to contribute to a series D round that increased the cybersecurity company's overall funding to $78m.

MemorialCare Health system contributed to a round that took healthcare communication platform PerfectServe's funding to about $35m since 2002.