Student accommodation startup Uniplaces lands $24m in series A.

The company, which enables people to rent a property without in-person viewings, has added Mangrove to its shareholders while Rocket Internet returned for the round.

HVivo and Johnson & Johnson have co-led a series A round to support a clinical trial for a preventative treatment of colds and flus.

Oxford University overtakes Cambridge on raising funding for startups.

Vipshop-backed online fashion retailer Showroomprive floated below its range, selling individual shares at $2.25 below target.

Ulrich Mahr, in charge of spinout activities and portfolio management at Max Planck Innovation, talks to Thierry Heles about the successes and goals of the organisation.

The conglomerate will launch its Unilever Foundry in the US next month, giving participating startups access to its various brands.

Gorkana-backed Brandwatch, which enables companies to track discussions about their products online, raised the money in a Partech Ventures-led round.