India-based challenger university Atria University has launched a VC fund contest for aspiring students aged from 16 to 18.

Cancer therapy developer Hummingbird Bioscience increased its series B haul to $25m after adding SK Group to a consortium that already included a division of Kooksoondang Brewery.

Each week, the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week's smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

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

Grail has added $390m in series D funding to its coffers thanks to a consortium featuring Illumina, significantly shooting past its $250m target size.

GV has invested in Ventus Therapeutics, an immunotherapy developer co-founded by faculty from multiple academic institutions.

GV has invested in Ventus Therapeutics, an immunotherapy developer co-founded by faculty from multiple academic institutions.

Tencent was among the investors in a $10m series A round for the digital health platform that was co-led by Global Ventures and Africa Healthcare Masterfund.

Novo Holdings has joined the early-stage consortium of Praxis Precision, a gene therapy business targeting neurological mechanisms across CNS-driven and psychiatric diseases.

At-home clinical testing services provider LetsGetChecked has raised $71m from investors including Illumina and Optum as it faces increased demand.