Newly-launched ULB oncology spinout Epics Therapeutics will aim to develop drugs targeting malignant epigenetic RNA modifications.

Quantum computing spinout Zapata has emerged from stealth with a $5.4m seed round from investors including the Engine.

Corporate venturing units Shell Ventures and GXP Investments co-led a $7.6m round for the cold chain technology developer, taking its total funding to $12m.

Axiom Energy, backed by the Stanford-StartX Fund, has received series A capital from a consortium including corporates Great Plains Energy and Shell.

Stratifi, which has created risk management software for investing, has secured series A backing from financial markets operator Cboe Global Markets.