With its eye on the next generation of computing technology, the quantum technology developer has secured funding from Samsung.

The data storage company has secured backing from Legend Holdings and Hundsun to further develop its technology.

Baidu is a limited partner in the third fund of its AI-focused investment unit, Baidu Ventures.

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

Notre Dame’s Pit Road Fund has re-invested in the enterprise blockchain deployment platform and was joined by Stanford Law School Venture Fund.

The data analytics software producer, which counts Alphabet, Salesforce and Amazon among as backers, raised a $1.6bn series H at $38bn valuation. It is a case in point for the upward pressure in valuations of companies from this space which we have been seeing.

Versanis Bio secured $70 to commercialise a treatment licensed from Novartis, while Salesforce, Intel, Orange, Nike and Alphabet all celebrated exits.

The GV-backed candidate checking platform developer is fuelling its growth with fresh capital from FMR and stalwart investor T Rowe Price.

The cybersecurity platform operator has achieved $160m of total funding through a series D round backed by Osage University Partners.

The cybersecurity platform operator has achieved $160m of total funding through a series D round backed by Capital One and CrowdStrike.