Statoil's recently launched $200m renewables and low carbon fund has made its first investment, leading the distributed wind energy company's series B round.

Meitu provided the funding for the digital media company alongside an agreement to jointly explore marketing and product development.

Comcast Ventures was among the participants in the first funding round closed by sleep tracker developer Eight.

The mobile communication device maker has raised funding in a series A round featuring Bloomberg Beta and the Verizon-run BBG Ventures.

Medical device maker OrthoFix was part of a $5.75m round that will help fund development of Bone Biologics' bone graft substitute.

Business Growth Fund has provided follow-on funding for the drinks chains operator, returning for a second time and boosting its total commitment to more than $12m.

Leeds University and IP Group take part in a $6.4m round for medical imaging company Quantum Imaging to support commercialisation efforts.

O'Reilly Media-backed cybersecurity company Signal Sciences publicly launched its web app firewall while disclosing $9.7m of series A funding.

The car park management startup, which counts several property developers among its investors, has now raised $13.5m in the past year.