University of Maryland and Duke University-founded quantum computer developer IonQ has added $55m from investors including Osage University Partners and several corporates.

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

3SBio and Alexandria Venture Investments have both contributed to a $50m round raised by Verseau, which is developing immunotherapies based on MIT research.

Cambridge's Speechmatics has collected fresh funding from AlbionVC, IQ Capital Partners and business angels to take forward its growth strategy.

The prospective transaction would involve SoftBank raising its stake to about 70% at a valuation potentially as low as $7.5bn pre-money.

Strategic partner 3SBio and Alexandria Venture Investments have both contributed to a $50m round raised by Verseau that was disclosed as it emerged from stealth.

Salesforce Ventures and NAB Ventures both supplied series C funding for Athena Home Loans, which is preparing to diversify its online mortgage financing service.

Renault Venture Capital led a series B round also featuring Volvo Group Venture Capital, Nationwide Ventures, Hyundai and Hyundai AutoEver.

M Ventures participated in a $28m round completed by Plexium, which is working on small molecule drugs to treat cancer or neurodegenerative diseases.

Amgen and Illumina-backed genetic sequencing technology developer Oxford Nanopore is reportedly eyeing a $2.1bn private placement.