Business Growth Fund has provided follow-on funding for the drinks chains operator, returning for a second time and boosting its total commitment to more than $12m.

UPMC and Merck have invested $35m in MedCPU as UPMC prepares to acquire a majority stake in the healthcare IT company.

Naspers returned to reinvest in the Dubai-based online marketplace, which has now raised $425m in total and is reportedly worth more than $1bn.

Rani, which has created a process to convert injectable drugs into pills, has attracted capital from investors including AstraZeneca and Ping An, boosting its total funding to $70m.

The conglomerate's corporate venturing unit led the round for Orami, the company formed by the merger of female-focused fashion retail sites Moxy and Bilna last month.

Naspers originally incubated online travel services provider Ibibo, which is also backed by Tencent, in 2007.