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Consensys and Coinbase Ventures came in as new investors, participating in a $25.5m round that came eight months after the blockchain software startup's seed funding.

KPN Ventures was among the investors as cybersecurity developer ZecOps attracted $10.2m that will be spent on recruitment and platform development.

UC Berkeley-focused House Fund II has raised $44m from investors including endowments for the university and the wider University of California ecosystem.

University of Bristol-founded PsiQuantum has reportedly scooped funding from backers including an Andy Rubin fund as it looks to develop silicon-powered quantum computers.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) report October 2019

Atlantic Bridge led a round for NUI Galway-founded organisational data investigation spinout Siren, having backed the company's seed round through its University Bridge Fund.

Comerica Bank contributed to a round that boosted IT services automation platform developer Moveworks' overall funding to $105m.

Benchmark and Insight Partners invested $35m in the Salesforce-backed app management software provider, which just divested its enterprise business to Mirantis.

Dell Technologies Capital co-led the first round to be disclosed by silicon chip designer Nuvia, which was founded in early 2019.

Amazon Web Services is set to supply almost $25m for black-owned startups in the country as part of a government initiative.

A focus shift has been taking place among oil and gas corporate venturers, which is borne out in our most recent research.