NodThera, a developer of treatments for conditions caused by chronic inflammation, has completed a Novo Ventures-led round that also featured Sanofi Ventures.

Comcast Ventures and Rich Products Ventures contributed to a series B round for smart oven provider Tovala, whose earlier backers include Gree and Tyson Ventures.

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

Pfizer Breakthrough Growth Initiative is set to allocate as much as $500m to publicly listed clinical-stage life science technology developers.

MassMutual Ventures now has $450m under management across five funds, with its third main fund to invest in North America, Europe and Israel.

The automotive e-commerce platform, which counts AutoNation among its investors, is set to raise up to $319m when it floats, at a valuation exceeding $1.9bn.

The energy infrastructure operator has backed a $15m series D round for RiskIQ and a $14m series A for 1touch.io through investment subsidiary National Grid Partners.

Bigfoot Medical, which is developing smart pens for diabetes management, closed an Abbott-led series C round after securing $45m in the first tranche in January.

Fosun and Varian Medical Systems returned to help medical imaging platform developer Arterys increase its total funding to $70m.

Clearpath Robotics' industrial robot spinoff has secured series C capital in a round the company said expanded its overall fundig to $83m.