The Fidelity-backed medical device company is preparing for a series B round that could raise up to $10m.

The Connecticut state government-funded investment fund takes the antibiotics researcher to an estimated more than $43m raised, with signatories on its previous filing from Novartis' corporate venturing unit.

The Korea Seoul Life Science Fund, which numbers conglomerate Hanwha among its backers, has invested $2.6m in biopharma company CrystalGenomics.

The initial commitments have come from four leading Indian financial/government institutions with the alumni from the IITs and other angel investors also joining.

Payoff.com, a US-based website helping users to save money, has picked up another $2m, taking its overall financing to $5.8m.

InnoSpring, which is also backed by China-based property company Shui On Group and Northern Light Venture Capital, will provide incubation services and physical space to technology start-ups wanting to expand into China.

News provider Financial Times (FT) said UK-based Sandpit and Germany-based German Media Pool had both struck a deal each.

Contently , a US-based platform for journalists and publishers to broker stories, has raised $2m from a consortium including Consigliere Brand Capital, which offers marketing and has an investment fund joint venture with the fragrance entrepreneurs behind Zig Capital.