Alphabet's GV, unit has participated in a series A round for Fauna, a US big data platform developer founded by ex-Twitter employees in 2012.

The round was co-led by China Life Insurance and SDIC Fund Management and valued the medical device developer at more than $5bn post-money.

Legend-backed e-commerce platform Wish is set to achieve a valuation of more than $8bn in a $250m funding round that is expected to close soon.

A Duke University spinout based on research by Lawrence Carin, professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received $10m of initial funding from Carrick Capital Partners.

The satellite operator has joined limited partners including Airbus and Telespazio, supplying an undisclosed amount for Seraphim Capital's space-focused VC fund.

VMWare-backed cloud billing platform Aria Systems has secured $18m of capital in a Madison Bay Capital-led round, bringing its total funding to $150m.

Existing investor Syngenta Ventures was among the participants as the agricultural bioprocessing platform developer raised capital that will support commercialisation.

The consumer electronics manufacturer is teaming up with venture firm Fenox for a $50m fund that will target areas such as big data, IoT and cloud technology.

Online behavioural therapy platform Ieso Digital Health has raised $20m of a $24m round co-led by Touchstone Innovations and Draper Esprit.