Freight services portal Loadsmart has now raised more than $53m in total, having secured new funding from investors including Ports America and Maersk Growth.

AgFunder and Wilbur-Ellis subsidiary Cavallo Ventures both invested in farm management technology developer FieldIn to take its overall funding to about $16m.

Cash Capital has contributed to a a series C round for medical supplies provider GKHT, established as an affiliate of the Chinese Academy of Sciences-owned Osic Holding Group.

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

Harvard spinout Platelet BioGenesis has added $26m in series A1 financing to its coffers thanks to a consortium co-led by Ziff Capital Partners and Qiming Venture Partners USA.

Spinouts such as Oxford’s Moa Technology and Cambridge’s Paragraf were a focal point for Parkwalk Advisors’ largest EIS-assisted venture fund during the 2018-19 tax year.

Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Investment Management unit put up a share of the proceeds for health insurance data analytics company Leyue Health’s series B round.

ChengHome's co-founder, Huazhu Hotels contributed to a series A round also backed by The Ascott that will fund the growth of its short-term accommodation listings.

Taikang Life has led a series C round for the medical supplies provider that also featured 6 Dimensions Capital and Legend Capital.

Existing shareholder KCK invested $25m to lead a $52m first tranche of the automotive e-commerce platform's latest round, which reportedly has a $100m target for its close.