Vanderbilt spinout Appello has been backed by Deerfield Management, which recently launched a $65m commercialisation partnership with the university.

The small-molecule drug developer raised equity funding in an Alexandria Venture Investments-backed round.

Harvard spinout eGenesis launched in 2015 in a bid to find a successful mechanism for transplanting pig organs into human beings.

Seed backer Singtel Innov8 reinvested as part of an $11.5m round that will fund further work on Silverport's authentication technology.

Shell Ventures led the vehicular servicing marketplace's series A round, five years after the company raised cash from GV.

Boeing HorizonX Ventures led the series A round, which also attracted Swiss Post and Sony Innovation Fund.

On-demand home maintenance platform Homee has closed a series A round featuring Home Depot and corporate-backed VC firm Engage.