Takeda has supported a series A round for Cerevance as the company is spun out of Rockefeller University's Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Led by World Innovation Lab, the round also featured Itochu Corporation and follows earlier series A and A+ investment by IDG Capital Partners.

The biopharmaceutical developer, a spinout from medical device company Q-Med, is entering the third phase of testing a drug to prevent kidney failure.

RELX and In-Q-Tel-backed Palantir has added $20m to its coffers, following an $880m round in December.

The newly formed Sodexo Ventures joined existing backer Orange Digital Ventures to help the point-of-sale software developer expand internationally.

Cisco Investments has added to the $23m in series B funding the customer support technology provider raised from backers including Microsoft, Salesforce and Intel in June.

The AOL-backed wedding registry platform has raised more than $40m to date after sealing a round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners at a $225m post-money valuation.