Sussex spinout Enterprise Therapeutics, a developer of treatments for respiratory diseases, has secured capital from return investor Imperial Innovations.

The health insurance provider has partnered investment firms Ben Franklin Technology Partners and Safeguard Scientifics to fuel local innovation.

NetEase has led a $5.8m seed round for haptic technology developer AxonVR, the largest such investment in the industry to date.

PayU has led the round, providing $3.7m, and was joined by existing shareholders Ribbit Capital and Omidyar Network.

Share Rocket, which offers a social measurement service, has attracted Fox and Tribune Broadcasting as shareholders.

Fortum has invested $5.5m in Exeger Sweden in return for a 5% stake in the solar technology producer.

Johnson & Johnson has joined returning investors including Smith & Nephew to help close a $7m funding round that will support an ongoing regulatory study in the US.

DMed provides contract clinical research services and will use the cash injection to hire additional assurance and clinical operations staff.

The tidal turbine company secured funding from investors including Farinia and IWF Group as it aims to expand internationally.