Foxconn was among the investors in a $10.1m round that will support hiring, product development and production expansion, as Molekule releases its air purifier to the public.

Microsoft Ventures, which participated in the round's $10m first tranche in September, has returned to contribute to a $10m extension.

Salesforce Ventures and Workday Ventures both took part in a series A round that was disclosed alongside the launch of the app integration software developer's latest product.

Used vehicle e-commerce platform Shift has now raised more than $110m altogether and added BMW i Ventures to its investor base.

GE Ventures has led a $14.1m series C round for online health insurance marketplace Gravie, a year after the company received $1m from insurer Securian.

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals has taken part in a $17.7m round for Symbow Medical, which is working on a surgical navigation device.

The round, which was led by SoftBank Vision Fund, reportedly represents the largest ever agricultural technology investment, and will be used to expand Plenty's urban farm network.

The battle robot developer has secured $7.5m in a Qualcomm Ventures-backed round that will support commercialisation of its lead product, MekaMon.

Mayo Clinic, which co-launched artificial intelligence-equipped drug developer Qrative with AI software provider Nference, has also contributed to its $8.3m series A round.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Communications subsidiary Dimension Data has joined forced with Deakin University for an Australia-based cybersecurity accelerator.