Lidar technology developer Blickfeld has secured a $5.7m extension from investors including Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners to bring its seed round to $10m.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has led a series B round for Genomics, a spinout from University of Oxford that also attracted Oxford Sciences Innovation and IP Group.

Food chain monitoring technology developer TeleSense has secured University of California-backed Congruent Ventures as an investor.

NEC has co-led a series B round for Tascent, which also welcomed Min Aik Technology as a backer.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has led a series B round for Genomics, a spinout from University of Oxford that also attracted Oxford Sciences Innovation and IP Group.

Tapzo has been acquired by Amazon Pay India for a reported $30m to $40m, providing an exit to investors including American Express.

CHJ Automotive-backed Yihang.ai has collected $32m in series B funding led by CICC Jiacheng Investment as it moves towards the launch of its first production model next year.

Qiming Capital and Hillhouse Capital have co-led a series C round for Eli Lilly-backed Jacobio Pharmaceuticals, which has now launched a corporate venturing arm.