Cambridge cyber defence spin-out Darktrace secures $18m from Invoke Capital and others.

Pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and Innate Pharma have joined a range of backers to launch a centre focused on therapies for cancer and inflammatory disease.

Twente University spin-out Clear Flight Solutions secures $1.7m to develop robotic birds.

Real-estate and e-commerce business Market Tech has acquired a majority stake in the advertising technology company for $77m.

Pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and Innate Pharma have joined a range of backers to launch a centre focused on therapies for cancer and inflammatory disease.

The insurance company's newly launched strategic fund, the result of a three-year process, will invest internationally and be stage-agnostic.

Second-hand designer fashion marketplace Rebelle has attracted several million euros in a funding round backed by High-Tech Gruenderfonds.