Business intelligence platform creator AtScale has added Comcast Ventures to an investor base already containing UMC, taking its overall funding to $20m in the process.

Novartis returned to invest in Caribou Biosciences, which is developing genome engineering technology for therapeutics, agriculture and industrial biotechnology.

Cybersecurity software developer Pwnie Express has secured $12.9m in an Ascent Venture Partners-led series B round that included MassMutual Ventures.

Weaveworks, a developer of cloud application management software, has raised $15m in a GV-led series B round that will support product development, sales and marketing.

The Kyowon and Al Sayegh-backed children's literacy app developer has raised series B-1 funding that will support the launch of a marketing campaign.

MKS Instruments led the round, providing $9.3m, while Intel Capital returned to reinvest in Reno, almost 18 months after taking part in its series A.

GV, which previously took part in in the enterprise software developer's 2015 series A round, has joined Intel Capital for a $28m series B.

GE and SNCF have participated in a series B round for vacuum tube-based transportation system developer Hyperloop One, previously known as Hyperloop Technologies.