The Hearst, BSkyB and News Corp-backed streaming device manufacturer has boosted its total funding to some $200m, a year after reportedly considering an IPO.

Itochu-backed ForeScout has achieved unicorn status in its latest funding round as it gears up for an initial public offering.

Existing investors Access Industries and Orange returned to fund a round that increased the music streaming service's overall funding to more than $260m.

The cloud-based supplier payment platform took its overall funding past $130m in a series E round backed by all existing investors, including Telus and BBVA.

The enterprise planning software company raised $90m in a Salesforce-backed round that valued it at more than $1bn.

Pathway Genomics welcomed strategic partner IBM Watson to its customer base in a round that lifted its overall funding to more than $130m.

Existing investor Kunlun Tech has provided $27m for the round, which the instalment buying platform is raising as it gets ready for a flotation in China.