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UAEpreneurs will operate with support from University of Manchester’s Middle East Centre in Dubai, providing 10 mainly digital-focused startups the opportunity to raise $50,000 to $250,000 in capital.

The commercialisation firm will cut cash operating expenses by more than 40% year-on-year, while SciFluor Life and Precision Biopsy received $9m in financing between them.

Cybersecurity software producer Illumio, which counts Juniper Networks among its backers, has now raised a total of more than $333m from five rounds.

Existing investor Cisco chipped in for a series B round that boosted sales data platform Gong.io's overall funding to $68m.

Cox Enterprises, Groupe Arnault and Novel have achieved an exit as location analytics platform Euclid was acquired by WeWork for an undisclosed sum.

We examine some co-investment patterns among corporate venturers we have been tracking since 2011.

The streaming platform has expanded its podcast content with the purchase of GV-backed Anchor, just days after buying Gimlet Media for more than $200m.

NYU and Allied Minds-founded Ram technology developer Spin Memory has unveiled deep tech-focused VC firm Abies Ventures as an investor in a $52m series B first announced late last year.

The data centre and cloud security software provider, which is backed by Telstra and Citi, has increased its funding to $127m altogether.

UC Berkeley will offer participants up to $200,000 from its X-Fund as it looks to build a blockchain ecosystem connecting resources from university departments, Silicon Valley and further afield.

O’Reilly Media has taken part in the cybersecurity company's series C round, which was led by Lead Edge Capital, boosting its overall funding to nearly $62m.