Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz's cancer therapy developer raised $150m despite reducing the number of shares in the IPO and floating beneath its range.

Goldman Sachs has thrown its weight behind Forward Networks, bringing the networking technology producer’s total funding to more than $62m.

The factory robotics software provider has now raised more than $29m altogether, with iRobot and Comcast likely among the investors in its series B round.

LabCentral 238 has secured $12.5m from founding sponsor Astellas, which will also provide capital for LabCentral's existing incubator.

Boeing HorizonX is providing equity funding for space exploration company Virgin Galactic in connection with the latter's proposed listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

The underwriters for Karolinska Institute spinout Aprea Therapeutics have taken up the over-allotment option in full to boost proceeds to nearly $97.8m.

Hearst Ventures joined returning investor Boeing HorizonX Ventures to increase SparkCognition's total funding to $173m.

The underwriters for Praktikertjänst-backed Aprea Therapeutics have taken up the over-allotment option in full to boost proceeds to nearly $97.8m.

Emergency response support platform RapidSOS added $25m to close a series B round that already featured CSAA and Microsoft's M12 unit.

Novo Holdings co-led a series C round for orthodontic brace technology developer Swift Health Systems, which has now raised more than $70m.