Purdue’s Trask Innovation Fund has committed $50,000 each to short-term research projects into sodium-ion batteries and a handheld plant scanner, in addition to $21,000 for a data security project.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC has delved into the cosmetics market, leading a series D round for K-Beauty product supplier Memebox, which has raised $190m altogether.

Houman Haghighi has followed seven years at corporate venturing unit Qualcomm Ventures by joining Menlo Ventures as a business development partner.

The JF Shea-backed trucking services platform has increased its total funding to more than $125m with a series C round that included Global Logistic Properties.

AIG made its second investment in genetic disease drug developer BridgeBio Pharma having also backed a $135m round less than 18 months ago.

Koch Disruptive Technologies led a $160m round for the 3D metal printer provider that also featured GV, Panasonic and Techtronic Industries.

The LinkedIn-backed data streaming platform has increased its total funding to $206m with a series D round that valued it at $2.5bn.

The African IT recruitment platform has closed a series D round featuring existing investor GV that boosted its total funding to $180m.

The birth control and contraceptive delivery service has increased its funding to $67m altogether in a series B round backed by Alphabet subsidiary GV.

Yeshiva University has teamed up with Hebrew University of Jerusalem for a New York City incubator that will foster connections as part of its plans for an entrepreneurial “superhighway” with Israel’s ecosystem.