Sectors

The Bloomberg Beta-backed autonomous flight technology developer is set to accelerate its growth with a round reportedly valuing it in excess of $1bn.

BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, Ensemble and Citi all provided series B funding for the advanced construction technology developer, which also counts a number of real estate firms as investors.

Tencent came onboard as the digital business banking developer raised cash which will be put towards growing its customer base.

Bristol Myers Squibb returned to reinvest in the cardiac disease therapy developer having backed its 2017 series A round with Boehringer Ingelheim.

Yale and Columbia-linked Certik has secured $24m in additional funding, just one month after securing $37m in its series B round.

CAS Star-backed MinoSpace has added $46m in pre-series B funding to its coffers.

Utah spinout Techcyte has received $21m in funding, three and a half years after its series A round.

Tencent and Unilever Ventures returned for a round valuing the accounting and invoicing platform developer at nearly $600m.

Hannover Medical School spinout Cardior has welcomed both new and existing backers, such as Bristol Myers Squibb, for a series B round led by Inkef Capital.

Exploiting research at University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, Novasenta has been established with $20m in seed financing.

The CAA Ventures-backed apartment network secured a valuation of over $600m through an ongoing series C round it announced this week.