Valued at $13bn in November, SoftBank-backed food delivery platform developer DoorDash has confidentially filed for an initial public offering.

The Access Industries and Eli Lilly-backed genetic drug developer floated at the top of its range having increased the number of shares in the offering by 60%.

Prefab home provider Veev confirmed it has raised a total of $85m in equity funding from investors including Lennar Ventures, on top of $12m in debt financing.

University of Mississippi will pilot employing counselling from the local Small Business Development Center to assist faculty and staff innovators.

Cushman & Wakefield, Macerich, Acadia Realty Trust and Nuveen Real Estate have contributed to the real estate-focused firm's consumer brands fund.

University of Pennsylvania-linked Passage Bio issued 4.6 million more shares than originally planned to raise $216m, up more than 70% on its $125m original target.

Stem cell medicine and skincare product developer has added $12.5m as part of a series B-2 round that will come after $15m from SFC two years ago.

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

Takeda has bought UW spinout PvP Biologics, three years after acquiring an option to buy it in return for $35m in financing.

Tencent took part in a series G led by Andreessen Horowitz that reportedly valued the immersive gaming platform developer at $4bn.