Origami has welcomed a follow-on investment from Cambridge Innovation Capital as it prepares to take its energy management and control platform into international markets.

Valley Growth Ventures, whose founding partners include Youngstown State University, has begun talks with a healthcare-focused startup that could result in its first investment.

Cykloburn, which is commercialising technology to produce electricity and heat from poultry farm litter, is the first spinout to emerge out of Morgan State University.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, based on MIT research, has launched with $50m in initial capital from energy company Eni to develop fusion power.

The MIT spinout formerly known as Baseload Renewables hopes its lithium-sulphur battery could offer a sustainable energy source.

Molendotech was spun out from Plymouth half a year ago and has now secured a three-tranche commitment of $700,000 from investors.