DE Shaw Research has backed a series A round for Relay Therapeutics, launched yesterday to commercialise research from Shaw and a range of universities.

Student loans guarantor USA Loans contributed to a round that brought student recruitment startup Portfolium's overall funding to almost $9m.

Novartis has co-led a $17m series A round for Inflazome, which is working on treatments for a range of chronic inflammatory diseases.

Novartis has co-led a $17m series A round for Inflazome, which is working on treatments for a range of chronic inflammatory diseases.

Co-working space provider Fountown has achieved a $150m valuation in a series A round led by CDH Investments that included Huazhu Hotels Group.

HaloDoc, backed by corporates Go-Jek and Blibli, operates an online platform that connects patients to licensed doctors, medical lab services and partner pharmacies.

The high-grade luggage producer has now secured $11m in total, closing a Global Founders Capital-led series A round that included Comcast Ventures.

Rakuten has joined investors including Highland Capital and Alsop Louie to fund Blackstorm, which aims to help developers sell their apps outside the two big stores.