Intersec, previously backed by France Telecom, raised $10m in a round featuring Cisco, a strategic partner since December 2015.

Cisco announced the scheme, which will include funding for startups and VC funds, alongside a $150m fund to support an ecosystem for its Cloud Spark platform.

Imperial Innovations leads a funding round for Precision Ocular, while Consort Medical also participates and enters a collaboration agreement with the spinout.

Mic.com has acquired video aggregation startup Hyper for an undisclosed amount in a deal that provided an exit to entertainment producer Broadway Video.

The Bradford spinout will conduct a phase 1 clinical trial for a potential cancer treatment following a $894,000 cancer charity grant.

Bath University spinout Atlas Genetics gains approval to sell its rapid chlamydia test within the EU.

University College Cork and Enterprise Ireland-backed Gateway UCC sets up a new accelerator and welcomes the first cohort.

University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund IV enables university alumni and investors to back companies emerging from Cambridge University.

Eye-tracking component maker Tobii has gone public in a $46m initial public offering, roughly three years after Intel paid $21m for a 10% stake.

Ben Brabyn, a mentor at Microsoft Ventures, has left the UK government's UKTI Innovation Gateway to head Canary Wharf Group-owned accelerator Level39.