National Grid Partners contributed to data protection software provider Baffle's series B round while Axa and Zendesk exited sales enablement platform developer Seismic.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 was among the investors in the tailor-made item platform operator’s latest round, which took its valuation past the $1bn threshold.

Q&A with Florian Chilla, investment manager, Randstad Innovation Fund; principal and co-founder, Taptrove Ventures

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the SAP-backed marketing data software provider’s series D round, which brought its overall funding to over $165m.

Oxford Sciences Innovation returned to reinvest in the smart echocardiogram technology spinout, helping increase its overall funding to nearly $60m.

Blue Venture Fund led a round that included corporate venturing units GV and Optum Ventures, taking the medical imaging system developer's total funding to almost $60m.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Ventricular assistance system developer CH Biomedical closed a Baheal-backed series D round while peer-to-peer lending platform Alami secured $17.5m in a round led by EV Growth.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.