Bloomberg was among the investors as the data management software producer boosted its overall funding to $6.5m, revealing its latest product at the same time.

Online mortgage marketplace Sindeo has now raised $6.5m since it was founded in 2013, and will use the funding to expand across the US.

Merganser Biotech, a company founded on UCLA tech, raises $28m series A.

Data management firm BlueTalon secures $5m in series A round backed by Stanford StartX Fund.

Merganser, which is developing treatments for haematological and iron overload diseases, has raised $28m in a Novartis-led round.

Molecular diagnostics company Lifecode has attracted funding from investors including Mayo Clinic and Mayo Ventures.

The cash provided by Sberbank's corporate venturing unit will support mobile payment services startup Mobeewave's path to market as it expands internationally.

Times Internet-backed media company News in Shorts, developer of a news digest app, has secured $4m in a round led by Tiger Global.