The insurance provider will seek to invest in insurance, asset management, fintech and healthcare technology.

Co-working space AlleyNYC raised the money in a round featuring publisher Entrepreneur Media, and will now look to open a second New York premises.

Tencent and Wanda are among the likely investors in the restaurant listings and reviews site, which could boost its total funding to almost $1.5bn.

The printing services company secured the funds from backers including Opt, Dentsu, Link and Motivation, Gree and Itochu as it looks to expand internationally.

The aircraft services provider will use the funding to renew its fleet and create an oil-spill dispersal spray system.

GE led the $7.8m round, which boosted the online consultancy marketplace's funding to about $12.6m since it was founded in 2013.