Venture capital firms 5AM Ventures and Canaan Partners co-led the $23m A round for Novira Therapeutics.

Spartan Race decrees "This is Boston" as the obstacle race company uses $4.25m investment from Jim Pallotta to set up Boston headquarters.

BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and Sandbox Industries co-lead a $3.75m Series A funding round for healthcare payment management firm Patientco.

The compound was developed in partnership between University of New Mexico (UMN) and the University of Florida and Oligocide licensed it in June and received $175,000 in seed funding from angel investors the following month.

Venture capital firm Triage Ventures joined existing investors Reed Elsevier Ventures and VC peer Divergent Ventures in providing the A-extension.

Vodafone Egypt CEO Hatem Dowider reportedly unveils investments on the horizon for Vodafone Ventures Fund.

Semiconductor manufacturer Spectra7 raises $11m from previous backers ahead of planned public trading in October.

Alongside Crunchfund in the A round were venture capital firms Khosla Ventures, which led the round, Baker Capital, Data Collective and Tola Capital and individual angels.

Alongside RTP in the A-extension were venture capital (VC) firms Shea Ventures, Gray Ventures and Tugboat Ventures.