Music rights specialist Kobalt has raised $60m in a Google-backed series C round, as it seeks to help artists retain royalties in an online age.

Rocket Internet has taken a 30% share in Delivery Hero and a majority stake in HelloFresh, while consolidating all its food delivery platforms into a single entity.

The food ordering app looks likely to help leverage the resources of investors Dianping, Tencent and JD as it looks to become the market leader in China.

The space exploration company raised $1bn from a Google-backed round that it closed in the same week as rounds from satellite companies OneWeb and Planet Labs.

The grocery delivery service's series C funding illustrates the vast sums available for companies diversifying what has become known as the Uber model into new industries.

Cancer immunotherapy company Surface Oncology's $35m Eli Lilly, Amgen and Novartis-backed series A round demonstrates the recent success of oncology companies in the venture capital market.

China-based taxi ordering app Didi Dache's $700m cash injection last week indicates that funding for the sector is not limited to Uber.

The China-based e-commerce company established its place at the internet's head table with an IPO set to close at $25bn, showing the value of strategic investment.

The latest $60m raised by AppNexus, in a round that could eventually reach nine digits, is only the latest in what is proving to be a vibrant adtech market.

The room listings marketplace secured $475m at a $10bn valuation, showing once again the extraordinary growth potential for companies willing to disrupt existing industries.