SolidEnergy, a battery technology spinout of MIT, has received $34m from undisclosed investors, taking its total funding above $50m.

Water purification technology developer Acuva will use the funding to expand its manufacturing base and develop additional products for global markets.

Purdue University-linked companies operating the in renewable energy, sustainable transport and oncology sectors are among those to have secured $20,000 in initial funding.

The Swansea University spinout secured equity funding from Swansea Innovations and the Development Bank of Wales to develop energy harvesting technologies.

MoA Technology has started developing pesticides and has now been backed by the Parkwalk Opportunities Fund.

The Manchester spinout is trialling treatment systems to remove organic and microbial waste from water more efficiently.

Dream Tech has been spun out to develop a better method for conducting risk assessments on food, pharmaceuticals and pesticides.