Viking Global Investors invests in the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre oncology spin-out Adaptive.

Israel and US-based Cheetah Medical has secured $9m series D fundraising led by Fletcher Spaght Ventures and including Robert Bosch Venture Capital and Ascension Health Ventures.

Ride sharing app operator Lyft has raised $250m in its latest venture capital round, while Alibaba makes yet another large investment.

The Yahoo-backed company, a developer and distributor of Apache Hadoop, has now raised almost $200 and will seek to expand overseas following the funding.

US-based battery manufacturer Aquion Energy has closed $55m in series D funding from investors including Bright Capital and Advanced Technology Ventures.

Software-as-a-service provider AtTask has raised $38m Series D funding in a round led by JMI Equity.

Green fuel and biochar producer Cool Planet Energy Systems has completed a $100m series D that featured petroleum company Concord, Google Ventures, BP, Exelon and Energy Technology Ventures.

The relationship management software developer has raised $40m in a series C round that increased its overall funding to $69m.

The oncology specialist will advance its lead drug candidate into Phase 2 trials with the proceeds of the $60m round, which featured existing investor Purdue Pharmaceuticals.