Co-founded by MIT and Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers, Auron Therapeutics has collected $12.8m in a seed round that featured Eli Lilly.

The corporate-backed Cardeation Capital took part in a round for the medical device developer that was led by an unnamed medical technology provider.

The Best Buy-backed social networking platform has secured funding from investors including NetEase in a round boosting its overall funding to $77m.

Colin Fan, previously a managing partner at the investment management subsidiary overseeing the SoftBank Vision Funds, will assume an adviser position at the unit.

Clerkie, Ketos, MedHaul, Perch, Shift, Superpedestrian and Vyv have all received funding from the banking group’s $200m Impact Fund.

Transamerica, Aegon and Reinsurance Group of America have exited the inheritance planning platform developer in a purchase by National Guardian Life.

MemorialCare Innovation Fund, Rex Ventures and Orlando Health Ventures are set to exit data management software provider Phynd.

DMGT, Baidu, Advance Publications, Yahoo Japan and Comcast-backed content recommendation software provider Taboola will get an NYSE listing through the deal.

Retail brand management business Soci has assembled $115m to date from investors including Stanford University's Daper Fund.

The smart lock provider is merging with a SPAC set up by real estate manager Tishman Speyer, an existing investor, at a $1.56bn post-money valuation.