Stanford StartX was among the investors that added $6.7m to the $9m in series A funding closed by smart building technology provider Verdigris in December.

Jabil and Verizon were among the investors that added $6.7m to the $9m in series A funding closed by smart building technology provider Verdigris in December.

Intel's corporate venturing unit has led rounds for Paxata, InContext Solutions, Kinduct Technologies and K4Connect as part of the deal spree.

Woodford Investment Management, which led an initial series A close of $33.6m for the Colorado spinout a year ago, has returned to provide a $5m extension.

Johnson & Johnson has taken part in a round for BlackThorn Therapeutics, which is targeting neurobehavioural conditions like depression or obsessive compulsive disorder.

In-Q-Tel has been revealed as an investor in MIT spinout MapD's series A round, which raised $12m in April 2016 from Verizon, Nvidia, Alphabet and others.

Comcast Ventures was among the investors in the wifi service provider's series A round, and the company plans to begin work on a $15m series B next month.