Johnson & Johnson was among the investors in a $54.5m series A round for CuraSen Therapeutics, which is commercialising research from Stanford University.

The cancer therapy developer has raised $80m in a mezzanine round that came almost 18 months after its series C, with Lilly Asia Ventures and SR One backing both rounds.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC was among the investors in CuraSen Therapeutics' $54.5m series A round, which was led by New Leaf Venture Partners.

Open-source cybersecurity software provider WhiteSource has raised cash in a series C round led by Susquehanna Growth Equity that included Microsoft's M12 unit.

Amazon and existing backer Comcast both invested in a round that boosted lifestyle media platform Tastemade's total funding to $115m.

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Orix Growth Capital has invested $20m in CRM software developer Infusionsoft, which has now raised $145m since it was founded in 2001.

BCC subsidiary Times Bridge has invested $20m in music app developer Smule, adding to the $54m it raised in a Tencent-backed round last year.

AI software development tool provider Paperspace got backing from Intel Capital in a series A round that will support its upcoming product launches.