National Petrochemical Industrial Company has led the natural gas-to-fuels company's latest round, boosting its overall funding to $150m since 2008.

DSM and corporate-backed venture fund Shift Invest contributed to a seed round that will help the nutritional ingredient developer initiate clinical testing for its first product.

Business Growth Fund has invested a combined $21.5m in Acro Aircraft Seating and Giggling Squid, and an undisclosed sum in Braidwater.

The internet-of-things technology developer has closed a series B round that was backed by investors including Mitsui and Cisco.

Comcast, Time Warner, Madison Square Garden and Dick Clark Productions all contributed to the virtual reality technology developer's series B round.

Data traffic management platform Versa Networks has emerged from stealth with $43m in funding from investors including telecommunications firm Verizon.

The local transit information service previously obtained $50m from BMW, Keolis and Nokia and others in January 2015.