Chinese-US contract researcher joins $6.85m series B financing round for US biotechnology company Avelas Biosciences.

University of Washington spin-out SNUPI Technologies has raised $7.5m in series A for a device to look for water leaks.

Madison Vaccines, a life sciences firm developing therapies for prostate cancer, closes $8m series A.

Mobile diabetes management system Glooko raises $7m series A-1 funding from new investors including Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, to scale its system and add messaging for therapeutic recommendations.

Lagoa, a collaborative, cloud platform for creating 3D content, has raised $5.3m series A funding backed by Siemens.

Mobile advertising technology startup YieldMo raises $8m series B financing led by Google Ventures, impressed by its premium mobile advertising model.

UCLA biotech spin-out ImmunGene receives $9m from life sciences investor Ally Bridge Group.

Language technology developer Fluential has closed its first round of funding at $8m following a $2m investment from NantWorks.