Comcast NBCUniversal is seeking applications from developers of sports-related technologies for its SportsTech accelerator, which will invest $50,000 per company.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s venture arm has allocated $1bn to drugs, diagnostics and devices development, including a $200m partnership with the university.

Vinay Trivedi has left SoftBank Investment Advisers, the manager of SoftBank Vision Fund, and joined General Atlantic as a vice-president to oversee growth-stage tech investments.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and an undisclosed insurer are among the LPs for the venture firm's new digital health-focused vehicle.

M12 and Akamai both invested in the identity verification platform developer, which increased its funding haul to $38m altogether.

Saudi Aramco led a $24m second tranche for the industrial data insights provider Seeq's series B round, which includes Chevron and Siemens.

Bare metal connectivity service provider Packet had raised $36m in funding from investors including Samsung, Dell, SoftBank and JA Mitsui Leasing.

The supply-chain digitisation platform raised the debt and equity financing from a consortium of new and existing investors potentially including several corporates.

Martha Notaras, previously a partner at XL Innovate, has teamed up with former New York Life Investments executive John Kim at fintech and insurtech-oriented VC fund Brewer Lane Ventures.

Cigna's corporate venturing arm led a $29.5m round for population healthcare management platform Arcadia.io and bumped Buoy Health's series B up to $20m.