Stanford spin-out OneBreath raises rupees 18 crore ($2.87m) in angel backing for rechargeable ventilators.

Life sciences firm Promentis Pharmaceuticals raises $2.9m to develop drugs targeting schizophrenia and other central nervous system disorders.

University of New Brunswick spin-out Smart Skin banks $3.9m from a number of backers for artificial touch-sensitive film.

Life sciences firm NanoVision Diagnostics, spun out from the University of Pittsburgh last year, raises $1.5m for early stage cancer detection.

Video syndication exchange Vidible raises $3.35m series A funds led by venture capital firm Greycroft Partners and including IDG Ventures.

Robert Bosch Venture Capital leads further $4m investment in Scottish tech company Pyreos, for it to launch human, touchless gesture products.

Heckyl Technologies, an India-based financial information platform that is a member of the Level39 incubator, has raised $3.5m in series B investment led by IDG Ventures India.