The enterprise communications platform developer, backed by EDF in 2008 and 2013, has added convertible debt and equity financing.

Tiger Global Management led a round that boosted the DocuSign-backed digital mortgage platform developer's valuation to $1.5bn.

Augusta University has hired Northwestern’s Michael Moore as director of technology transfer.

Q&A with James Field, service design lead, Ferguson Ventures

Access Biotechnology has returned for a series B round raised by Eliem Therapeutics, which emerged from stealth with $80m only two months ago.

IDEO-backed cryptocurrency developer Chia Network has pushed its valuation to $500m thanks to a $61m round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Richmond Global Ventures.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 supplied $250m for the banking technology producer at a $1.45bn valuation while Sodexo also invested.

The investment, by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, pushed the intelligent education technology producer's total funding to $250m.

Exor-backed card issuing technology provider Lithic raised $43m while Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance is providing $36m to lead Upstream Security's series C round.

IP Group is exiting the diffractive waveguide producer in a cash-and-share purchase by Snap.