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UCL Technology Fund has participated in a $145m round that will allow Apollo Therapeutics to advance assets into the clinic and open a US office.

Maryland Momentum Fund and VTC Innovation Fund have both contributed to a series A round for Veralox Therapeutics, which is focusing on diseases with unmet needs.

UTokyo IPC has contributed to a funding round for Telexistence that brought the remote-controlled robotics technology developer’s total funding to $41m.

Tom Arnost had worked on merger and acquisition deals for Verizon before formally joining the corporate’s VC subsidiary last month.

Bitwise Asset Management completed a $70m round backed by Coinbase at a $500m-plus valuation, while luxury goods wholesaler Joor raised $46m to take its overall funding to $81m.

The accelerator will welcome agtech and foodtech developers for a 12-week programme, with Atlantic Bridge among those providing mentoring.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

The ETS-backed international study services provider secured the capital in a series D round valuing it at $3.2bn post-money.

CapitalG helped the domestic services marketplace almost double its valuation to $3.2bn in a round that boosted its total funding to nearly $700m.

Baidu contributed to a round pushing the medication supply platform developer's overall funding near to the $500m mark.

The Providence and Castlight Health-backed mental health services provider has closed its second funding round of the year, reportedly valuing it at $4.6bn.