The customer service enhancement platform increased its overall financing to $26m in a $14.8m round featuring existing backer Salesforce Ventures.

The commercial space launch company was founded by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and China Sanjiang Space Industry Group.

Smart oven developer and University of Chicago spinout Tovala has been backed by UChicago Startup Investment Program in an Origin Ventures-led round.

Diabetes diagnostics developer Zenomics has received $5.8m from biomedical device producer MicroPort Scientific in the first tranche of its first funding round.

Triangle Venture Alliance has made its inaugural investment, backing medical device manufacturer 410 Medical.

UT Dallas spinout Cersci has raised approximately $4m to advance its non-opioid painkiller into human clinical trials by the end of next year.

Jnana has raised $50m in a series A round backed by Pfizer and AbbVie to continue development of its protein drug discovery platform.