OSU spinout Agility Robotics has raised $8m for robotic legs that are set to enhance the usefulness of robots for military or courier purposes.

Monsanto Growth Ventures has co-led the first round disclosed by Pairwise Plants, an agricultural gene-editing company based on Harvard University research.

Illumina Ventures has led a series A1 round for Cernostics, a cancer diagnostics company that has now raised $13m from backers including UPMC Enterprises.

Monsanto Growth Ventures has co-led the first round disclosed by Pairwise Plants, an agricultural gene-editing startup helmed by an ex-Monsanto vice-president.

SBI Investment's blockchain and artficial intelligence fund has led a $10.4m series A round for autonomous driving software developer Ascent that will fund R&D.

GV has led a $14.5m series A round for Blue Vision, which has emerged from stealth as it prepares to roll out its collaborative augmented reality platform.

MassMutual Ventures helped Solebit close a series A round that will support the cybersecurity platform's commercialisation, sales and marketing.

SoftBank Ventures led the drug discovery platform developer's series A round, participating together with OS Fund and Andreessen Horowitz's Bio Fund.