Google Ventures led the company's seed round as it prepares to expand from its home city of San Francisco.

Qbic Arkiv Fund, Foundation Majoie and Sofi invest in the Ghent University spin-out.

UCL life sciences spin-out Magnus raises seed funding.

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign has secured investment in a seed round.

Voice messaging app Cord has closed $1.8m in seed funding from investors including Google Ventures to launch its app worldwide.

The corporates area acquiring trader messaging service Perzo, and will use it as the basis for a new company, Symphony Communications.