Merck Sharp & Dohme and Wayra UK have joined forces again to welcome a second cohort to their digital health accelerator program Velocity Health.

Spotify is in advanced talks to acquire SoundCloud, which was reported to be talking to Twitter about a sale until the social media company withdrew from negotiations in 2014.

The scheme, initiated in Stuttgart last year, will be replicated in Singapore in partnership with NUS Enterprise and Plug and Play.

Aster Capital, a VC firm backed by Alstom, Schneider and Solvay, has co-led a $20m series B round for construction software developer Finalcad.

Existing investor Microsoft Ventures has taken part in a Creandum-led funding round for the educational game development platform also backed by Northzone.

Immuno-oncology startup iOmx Therapeutics has raised $45m in a series A round that will support the progress of its candidates to proof-of-concept stage.

The drone-sourced data provider had raised $3.2m from Engie, Groupe Monnoyeur and its new owner Airware, which invested through its Commercial Drone Fund.