The capital will let RSVP.ai continue the commercialisation of natural language processing technologies derived from the work of its founding partners Waterloo and Tsinghua universities.

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

Santai Holding and iPinYou-backed fintech developer Wiseco Technology has secured $94m in a series A round co-led by Huading Capital and Sino-Ocean Group.

M Ventures has backed the ETH Zurich spinout, which has devised a digital biomarker-driven medical device for diagnosing brain conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

The healthcare data integration platform received $12.7m in a round featuring corporate joint venture Echo Health Ventures, which took part as an existing investor.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Dublin City University pollution monitoring platform developer Ambisense has secured capital from investors including the University Bridge Fund.

Homecare robot developer Pillo Health has closed a Stanley Ventures-led round that included Samsung, Hikma and Hackensack Meridien Health System.

Speech processing software developer BabbleLabs secured the cash in a round co-led by Dell Technologies Capital and Intel Capital.

Taxi-based advertising service Firefly has raised $30m from investors including GV, and acquired Strong Outdoor's digital operations.