The manufacturing analytics platform developer received $29.4m in the LS Corp-led round, which included fellow corporate investors OATV and Eon.

The virtual behavioural telehealth provider has closed a Ziegler Link-Age-backed round following an extension led by Tech Council Ventures and Boston Millennia Partners.

The digital credentials platform developer has increased its overall funding to more than $18m with a Lion Brothers and Pearson-backed round.

Eli Lilly has made a $15m equity investment in precision medicine developer Avidity as part of a licensing and research collaboration deal.

The insulin inhaler developer has received $20.5m in a round featuring Koch Industries subsidiary Molex Ventures.

The carmaker has invested in electric truck and SUV developer Rivian through a deal that will involve them collaborating on Ford's next truck.

Loon, the Alphabet subsidiary developing high-altitude internet connectivity systems, has raised $125m from SoftBank-backed joint venture HapsMobile.

Access Industries has led a $100m round for Selina, which also attracted Grupo Wiese, and which the co-working space and accommodation provider closed at an $850m valuation.

Baidu Ventures was among the participants in diagnostics technology developer Sherlock Biosciences' series A round, which has closed at $31m.

Co-founded by a former UChicago research director, surgery workflow software provider Explorer Surgical has increased its total funding to $9m.