Subsidiaries of Astellas and Novartis co-led a round featuring GV and 6 Dimensions Capital that took the cancer drug developer's overall funding to $60m.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has invested in genomic sequencing amplification startup BioSkryb as part of an $11.5m round.

Weld North Education has purchased OATV-backed digital education product supplier LearnZillion, which had raised more than $22.4m in funding.

BMW iVentures has invested in Alitheon as part of a $14.9m round that will enable it to expand its supply chain-analysis software into new industries.

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

Jasper Therapeutics, based in part on Stanford research, has raised a $15m series A extension on the back of early clinical results from its blood transplant conditioning program.

Mayo Clinic has bet on chronic disease drug developer Novome Biotechnologies, which is initially targeting a disorder known as hyperoxaluria.

Target-backed sleep product provider Casper has set a $100m placeholder target for its initial public offering, having been valued at $1.1bn early last year.

Foxconn, Chow Tai Fook, Hogy Medical and Varian Medical have all invested in a round that took the surgical robot developer's total financing to $160m.

The DNA sequencing technology developer, which counts Nan Fung and Lam Research as investors, has added $60m to take its funding to $145m in the last 18 months.