University of Utah robotics spinout Sarcos has will use the funding for the commercial manufacturing of its industrial exoskeleton product.

The Microsoft, Caterpillar and Schlumberger-backed exoskeleton developer has raised series C funding from Rotor Capital and most of its existing investors.

Dialpad has bought the video conferencing technology developer, which had raised more than $77m from investors including GV and Dimension Data.

Health insurer Centene was among the investors in a $33.5m round that marked paediatric care service Hazel's first publicly disclosed financing.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Stanford-StartX Fund-backed PicnicHealth has now secured at least $37m in funding altogether after disclosing series A and B funding.

CAA and UTA-backed artist support service Patreon is valued at $1.2bn following a round that brought its overall funding to $257m.

An unnamed strategic investor has contributed to the Johnson & Johnson-backed medical device producer's latest round.

Danone is the largest investor in Laird having closed a $10m investment in the plant-based superfood brand earlier this year.

NewSpring Growth led a $38.5m round for the second-hand fashion marketplace that follows a strategic investment by Neiman Marcus last year.