American Express Ventures has added $6m to the $29m Next had already raised for a series A round backed by Munich Re, Markel and Nationwide Mutual.

Edinburgh spinout Skoog is looking to raised up to $6.4m in funding, having previously obtained money from investors including state-owned Scottish Enterprise.

Based on research at KU Leuven, Ghent University and VIB, Aphea.Bio is working on a product that can increase crop yield while protecting against fungal diseases.

BASF Venture Capital, which had led industrial coating supplier Slips Technologies' 2014 series A round, has returned for a round that included a US government grant.

Illumina Ventures has led a series A round for SerImmune, which will use the funding to enhance its immune system mapping platform.

Illumina Ventures has led a series A round for SerImmune, which will use the funding to enhance its immune system mapping platform.

BBVA-backed venture firm Propel Venture Partners led the series A round, which came after a $2.1m seed round for the employee benefits software provider in 2015.

Digital construction aid AproPlan has raised $5.6m in a round that included Matexi and SmithBucklin, and which will be used for sales, marketing and product improvement.