The latest 10 investments by Intel Capital are split geographically between the US, China, India, South Korea and Brazil, and include an investment in US-based content sharing company Box, which recently raised $125m.

Softbank Corporation's corporate venturing unit helps the France-based advertising platform secure an estimated $800m valuation.

"There's a whole world of innovation out there outside of social media. It's a huge growth area, but we're investing a lot of money in life sciences," said Google Ventures managing partner William Maris to news provider CNBC.

Gilde Healthcare Partners leads a $17m series D round for iWalk using its healthcare fund set up in partnership with minority stakeholder Royal Philips Electronics, a Netherlands-based technology conglomerate.

The early stage medical development company raises the funds with backing from Kaiser Permanente and various venture firms.

Mitsui Global Investments led the round for the company which has previously been backed by corporates including Intel, Cisco and chipmaker Spansion.

The company secures big series D, which had corporate backing from coffee shop Starbucks and US bank Citigroup's corporate venturing unit.

The cloud-based customer service provider was also backed by US-based bank Silicon Valley Bank, as well as venture firms GGV Capital, Index Ventures, Matrix Partners, Benchmark Capital, and Charles River Ventures.

Cisco-backed software maker Act-On raises $16m, in round led by Northwest Venture Partners.