Roche Venture Fund and 5AM Ventures have joined existing investors including StartX Fund for the oncology diagnostics spinout's $18.2m series A round.

The diet and fitness tracking app has added $6m from investors including IDG Ventures India to earlier funding from backers such as Micromax.

Northwestern University and Osage University Partners are among the investors in a series A round for the neurological disorder treatment developer, spun out of Northwestern spinout Naurex.

Alibaba Pictures has attracted capital from a consortium featuring Ant Financial and Sina Corp for its Taobao Movie ticketing service, valuing the subsidiary at $2.1bn.

Internet of things technology developer Sirqul has received $3m from China-based Miteno's US subsidiary to close its series A round at $9m.

The startup accelerator has partnered with a host of US universities to source opportunities as it launches with $11.5m in initial funding.

The startup accelerator has launched with funding provided by investors including Bayer, Syngenta and Alexandria Real Estate Equities.