Email contact management tool Evercontact will also be the first startup to join the insurance group's AXA Factory accelerator.

Pest management software startup Strider has secured series B funding that will help it expand from Brazil into the US.

Xenodata, the developer of a financial data platform, won the $19,000 first prize at the demo day with stock trading platform Alpaca DB taking second.

UT Horizon Fund has participated in a $2m series A for medical device manufacturer Alafair Biosciences.

University Ventures has taken part in a funding round for the data analytics provider that matches students with potential employers.

The imaging technology spinout has attracted semiconductor manufacturer Intel as a co-lead for the round and a consortium that also included the European Investment Fund.