University-industry collaboration matchmaking portal In-Part has added $1.2m from investors including Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund to $516,000 of seed capital procured in 2016.

Set up to identify fake news and social media bot accounts, Astroscreen has attracted UCL Technology Fund for its first funding round.

Four businesses have collected $37,000 in equity funding each from a micro-VC fund established by University of Waterloo’s Velocity unit in support of the Velocity Fund Finals competition.

Based at DCU Invent, Deciphex has gained investors including Inova and GI Partners as it looks to refine its offering for the toxicologic and gastrointestinal segments of pathology.

Building on Chiba and Hokkaido university research, Think-Lands is aiming to commercialise microneedles manufactured with its optical vortex production system.

Building on UMCP research, PaverGuide supplies a base material for laying paved surfaces made from recycled plastic rather than stone.

Each week the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

IDF Innov-allied brain implant developer Neurallys plans to market sensors that measure intracranial pressure to combat the severe neurological complication hydrocephalus.

Chalmers Ventures has contributed to a $1.5m funding round for cleantech developer Metry.

Congruent Ventures has led a $2.5m funding round for Energetic Insurance, which hopes to enable SMEs to tap into the solar energy market.