Institut Mérieux has returned for a $26.5m round for surgical technology developer Keranova, having previously supported a $4.6m round three and a half years ago.

Travel media platform Atlas Obscura is increasing its overall funding to $32m with an Airbnb-led round that will be used to beef up its local experiences service.

Institut Mérieux has returned for a $26.5m round for surgical technology developer Keranova, having previously supported a $4.6m round three and a half years ago.

Having already inked an agreement with FAW in May, Byton is also signing up government-led industry investment funds and other institutional investors.

Rocket Internet and Prudential formed part of the consortium that has co-led a $135m equity and debt round for business financing services provider Sonovate.

SoftBank, Times Internet and Fosun-backed logistics services provider Delhivery has received $115m from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to take its total funding above $780m.

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

University of Sydney's quantum error-correction spinout Q-Ctrl has added $15m from investors including Main Sequence Ventures and plans to double its headcount and open a US office.

Optical component provider WaveOptics has added $13m to bring a series C round featuring Goertek and RBVC to $39m as it looks to ramp up production capacity.

Existing investors Discovery and Axel Springer have helped equip Group Nine Media with $50m to take the digital media group's overall funding to $190m since it was formed.