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

The sales-focused AI training technology developer raised $15.6m from investors including one of its insurance industry customers, AG2R La Mondiale.

The pig-breeding software developer has received an undisclosed amount from Baidu Ventures after being incubated within Joyvio Group.

Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Zhangjiang Hi-Tech all invested in the original design manufacturer as part of a round that valued it at more than $2bn.

The Illumina spinoff, which is developing cancer diagnostics technology, has secured half of an expected $250m according to a regulatory filing.

Existing investor Advanced MedTech Holdings contributed to a round that moved the portable dialysis machine developer's total funding past $60m.

The Martlet-backed graphene technology developer added more than $5m to a series A round that now totals $21.3m and is aiming to boost product development.

Guardian Life has made a strategic investment in fellow life insurance provider Sproutt's series A round, revealed as it came out of stealth.

Gakken Cocofump, Medical Care Service and Saint-Care supplied $20m round for the robotics technology developer in addition to helping it move into the senior support business.

The cashierless retail technology provider has completed a round led by Kraft Heinz-backed Evolv Ventures that included Arca Continental, SAP.io and NTT Docomo Ventures.