The Stanford-StartX Fund backs flying camera maker Lily in its $14m series A round.

Students on dental, veterinary and physiotherapy courses gain an academic lift with personalised development plans thanks to Liverpool University spinout Liftupp.

The fund created by Axiata and government-owned fund Mavcap, has already committed a total of $3m and expects to provide follow-on funding.

Free-to-use original music created by machines brings Jukedeck a $3m investment to enable its expansion.

The insurance group will allocate the funding to internet of things, data and analytics, sharing economy and customer experience startups over the next five years.