Prescription platform ZappRx has raised $5.6m in a series A round that has taken its overall funding to almost $9m.

Michigan spin-out Arborlight secures $1.7m series A for artificial skylight.

Google, Hewlett-Packard, Tencent, Seagate and Hon Hai Precision Industry have combined to help invest in newly formed accelerator Playground.

The cell engineering technology company has also inked a joint research agreement with a Novartis subsidiary.

The cell engineering technology company has also inked a joint research agreement with a Novartis subsidiary.

The educational finance provider co-led the round for Hudl, which plans to explore acquisitions to enhance its video analysis software offering.

ProsperWorks has closed a $7.5m series A round to advance development of its customer relationship management platform built on top of Google Apps.

Google Ventures is among the backers of a $15m series A round for the telemedicine company.

Diabetes treatment company Semma will use the funding, as well as a strategic partnership with Novartis, to move its programme through initial clinical trials.