Legend Star, a corporate investment unit owned by Legend Holdings, was among the investors backing the drone operating system's first funding round.

The human resources automation company has raised $1.5m in seed funding, becoming the first startup to be backed by Recruit's HR Technology Fund.

University of Texas at San Antonio spinout Invictus Medical produces a medical device to prevent flat-head syndrome in newborn babies.

Human resources company Slogan has joined forces with investment fund Coent to co-invest in seed-stage startups out of a $1.3m fund.

The payments services firm has announced the three winning startups in its Everywhere Initiative, each of which will receive $50,000.

Edtech startups will each be able to secure up to $100,000 from Intel Education Accelerator, launched alongside a $5m partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology.