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

Utimco-backed accountable care services network Aledade attracted GV and Echo Health Ventures for its latest round.

LinkedIn-backed Confluent secured the cash at a $4.5bn valuation, and the data streaming software producer has now raised more than $450m in total.

Tencent, Axiomatic, Walt Disney and Endeavor Group-backed Epic Games, developer of Fortnite and owner of Houseparty, is in talks to raise money at a valuation topping $15bn.

GV took part in a series C round for accountable care services network Aledade that also attracted fellow corporate venturing unit Echo Health Ventures.

Following the January merger of SIG-backed XebiaLabs and CollabNet VersionOne, Arxan Technologies has also joined the group, now dubbed Digital.ai.

The Parkinson's disease therapy developer completed a series A round co-led by AbbVie Ventures, which will also take a board seat at the company.

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

Liberty Global is among the STX Entertainment investors that will provide $125m for its merger with publicly-listed Eros International.

Grand Pharmaceutical invested $5.6m in Cloudbreak through a licensing agreement, as part of a $25.4m round for the ocular disorder therapy developer.