Kite Hill, the producer of a range of vegan dairy substitutes, has closed an $18m round co-led by General Mills' 301 unit and plans to expand distribution and marketing.

Agenovir is commercialising technology developed at Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute that could eliminate currently untreatable viruses.

Internet company VNG has purchased a 38% stake in e-commerce company Tiki, already backed by CyberAgent and Sumitomo, in return for a $16.7m cash injection.

Roche Venture Fund and 5AM Ventures have joined existing investors including StartX Fund for the oncology diagnostics spinout's $18.2m series A round.

US-based DeVry joined Kaizen Management for the education provider's latest round, allowing earlier investor Accel to exit.

Business intelligence platform creator AtScale has added Comcast Ventures to an investor base already containing UMC, taking its overall funding to $20m in the process.

Cybersecurity software developer Pwnie Express has secured $12.9m in an Ascent Venture Partners-led series B round that included MassMutual Ventures.

Nanowire solar cell technology developer Sol Voltaics has raised $12.5m in an Umoe-backed series C round, together with a $4.5m grant from the Swedish government.

Nanowire solar cell technology developer Sol Voltaics has raised $12.5m in an Umoe-backed series C round, together with a $4.5m grant from the Swedish government.