University of Florida has backed a second round for Atsena, a vision loss therapy developer exploiting inventions the institution had originally licensed to Sanofi.

The Tencent and CNP Assurances-backed round has been boosted by $86m and the banking app developer has now pulled in over $160m in total.

Mayo Clinic had invested in and partnered the medical data software provider before joining a series C round also featuring NTTVC.

Returning investor Sammons Financial contributed to a round that more than doubled the online life insurer's total funding to $145m.

The Ctrip and Japan Airlines-backed supersonic jet developer pushed its valuation past $1bn in a round led by WRVI Capital.

Panasonic-backed Conductive Ventures reinvested in a round that lifted the credit building app developer's total funding to $77m.

CR Pharma was among the investors in a $45.8m round that pushed the gene therapy developer's funding to about $170m in the past 14 months.

Seek will take a board seat at HR and employee management platform developer Hibob having co-led a round that pushed its total funding to $124m.

Drug release technology developer Rani has now raised $211m in all, from investors including GV, Novartis, Ping An Ventures, KPC, AstraZeneca and Stevanato.

Kissei Pharmaceutical has become the cancer immunotherapy developer's first corporate investor, in a series D round bringing its overall funding to $93.5m.