Nokia's NGP Capital helped supply the funding as the artificial intelligence technology developer prepares to launch its first product.

Entertainment producers like 21st Century Fox and Warner Bros have reportedly supplied $200m of an $800m round that will support high-budget, short-form video, as content continues to draw in big bucks.

Corporate venturing units Shell Ventures and GXP Investments co-led a $7.6m round for the cold chain technology developer, taking its total funding to $12m.

Athena Financial has closed an $11.3m Rice Warner-backed round as it prepares to launch its online mortgage marketplace in beta.

The Alphabet, Celgene and Mayo Clinic-backed gut-body drug developer floated at the top of its range, after about $167m in VC funding.

The logistics provider's Hidden Hill Modern Logistics Private Equity Fund will make technology-focused investments in the logistics sector.

The China-based liver disease treatment developer, whose backers include Tasly Pharmaceuticals, will float in Hong Kong following rule changes.

Bladder cancer drug developer BioClin Therapeutics, backed by Novo, has increased its latest funding round from $30m to $50m.