Virtual laboratory provider Labster boosted its total funding to $35m in a series B round featuring Swisscom Ventures that will allow it expand its content and increase staff numbers.

Denmark-based laboratory training simulator developer Labster has raised $21m in a series B round that included Swisscom Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of telecommunications firm Swisscom.

The round was led by venture capital fund Owl Ventures and included Balderton Capital, Northzone, Nordic Makers, EduCapital, Entangled Group and private investor David Helgason.

Labster offers more than 70 software simulations of research labs that allow students to learn practical skills in a range of specialist fields related to science, technology, engineering and…