Spun out of UC Berkeley research, Magnetic Insight is commercialising an in vivo molecular imaging technology that operates by applying magnetic fields to iron oxide tracers.

Kaust-founded solar panel cleaning technology developer Nomadd Desert Solutions has gained funding and a strategic alliance with grid project developer Cepco.

Uniseed has returned to back Csiro digital health spinout Cardihab after an earlier round which also raised $1.4m in 2017.

KDDI, Airbus, Global Logistic Properties, JTB and Maeda Industry all chipped in as the experiential robotics startup raised an undisclosed amount.

Chalmers Ventures has again supplied smart lock supplier Parakey with funding after investing alongside IoT and wireless tech firm Qamcom in 2016.

The AI-based contextual insight service has closed a $33.6m round that included Stanford University, taking its total funding to almost $56m.

Parking technology and services provider ParkJockey has received an undisclosed amount from SoftBank at a reported billion-dollar valuation.

HomeToGo has acquired Recruit-backed holiday home rental platform Tripping for an undisclosed sum, while also raising an amount likely to be about $120m.

Alcoholic beverage producer Constellation Brands plans to provide $100m for female-led companies through its newly formed Focus on Female Founders initiative.

Kazanah Nasional is reportedly blocking emergency funding for the Qualcomm-backed AR technology developer, which has raised some $137m while trying to locate a sustainable business model.