Founding investors GE Ventures and Mayo Clinic Ventures have taken part in a $13.8m round for Vineti, which aims to increase access to gene and cellular therapies.

Connected toy maker Sphero has spun out a personal robotics startup called Misty Robotics with a series A round that included Venrock and Foundry Group.

Oncology drug startup Repare Therapeutics has emerged from stealth with series A funding from investors including Celgene Switzerland.

Business planning software startup Alight will use the proceeds from the Caterpillar Venture Capital-led round to scale its mining and mortgage industry products.

Susquehanna Growth Equity supplied all of the funding, which real estate marketing platform Buildout will use to almost double its 30-strong team.

Hongfu Group has led a series A round for Bigger, a green co-working spinout of Modern Land, investing alongside First Care.

OSF HealthCare's corporate venturing unit has led a series A round for mental health telemedicine provider Regroup Therapy.

ServiceMaster co-led the home services management platform's series A round, which also featured Assurant, Liberty Mutual, Salesforce and Recruit.

Optum Ventures was among the contributors to a series A round that will fund the mental health diagnostics platform's R&D activities.