The spinout is working on a robotic arm for removing gastrointestinal cancer tumours without the need for an operational incision.

Autodesk's Forge Fund led the round as part of a strategic partnership with construction software provider Assemble Systems.

Autonomous robot developer Bossa Nova Robotics has secured $17.5m in an Intel-backed round that will support company growth.

Tencent has backed antimicrobial therapy developer Locus Biosciences in a $19m round that will fund the company's first in-human clinical trial.

Financial data processor Crux Informatics has secured $10m in a series A round led by a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs.

The cash will be used for a recruitment drive as QCI begins to ramp up the development of modules that could eventually be used for general purpose quantum computing.