Seventure Partners has injected $5.2m into the Sanger Institute spinout, which has now raised $15.2m from investors also including IP Group and Cambridge Innovation Capital.

Global Logistic Properties took part in a $14.4 round for business-to-business food supplier Dingding Fresh Food, adding to its portfolio of logistics-orientated businesses.

SoftBank’s Capital NY fund has invested in short-term accommodation operator Domio as part of a Tribeca Venture Partners-led series A round.

The online travel agency is reportedly seeking $1bn from an initial public offering in Hong Kong that would provide exits to Tencent, Ctrip and Dalian Wanda.

Jim Brisimitzis has left his role heading Microsoft for Startups to become a managing partner at venture capital firm and accelerator Quake Capital.

Goldman Sachs and Galaxy Digital Ventures have joined a $15m series B extension for BitFury-backed BitGo that took the round’s total to $57.5m.

Orphan disease drug developer PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, which is commercialising research from Duke University, cut the price of its shares sharply pre-offering.

Cass Entrepreneurship Fund has returned to back a $3.9m funding round for Raremark, which is working on delivering precision medicine for patients suffering from rare diseases.

Qpex has raised $33m in series A funding from Stanford University Draper Fund and others after spinning out of the Medicines Company to develop drugs targeting superbugs.

ProducePay, which provides financing and produce-selling tools for agricultural businesses, has won over investors including financial services firm Rabobank.