UK-based blockchain monitoring technology startup Elliptic completed a $5m series A round on Monday featuring Santander InnoVentures, a strategic investment subsidiary of financial services firm Santander. Paladin Capital Group led the round, which included KRW Schindler, Digital Currency Group and Octopus Ventures, the investment firm that provided $2m in seed funding for Elliptic in 2014.

US-based diagnostic testing equipment developer Adarza BioSystems closed a $5m series B round co-led by industrial equipment and appliance maker Siemens, which invested through its…