Founded in 2010, Avraham said it had now raised $14.7m to test patients with Alzheimer's disease after a $9m round in April 2010.

Stanford-backed Adometry raises $8m in a series D round led by Shasta Ventures.

Canvas Network, an online education platform developed by learning management software (LMS) provider Instructure which received $9.1m investment for the platform, has begun offering free and open online courses.

Mobile study platform StudyBlue secures $9m in series A investment which saw participation from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

British investor Sir James Dyson, founder of vacuum cleaner company Dyson, is donating $7.9m to The Royal College of Art to support engineering start-ups.

In May 2010, Resolve raised $2m in the initial close of its A round before bringing in a corporate venturing unit later.

University of Manchester spin-out Arvia Technology, which treats organic liquid waste, has raised money from prior backer MTI, as well as investors Sustainable Technology Investors and Park Walk Advisors.

Enterome, a gut healthcare company backed by Natixis venture unit Seventure, raises the funds after a $1.5m seed round from Inra Transfert, the French National Institute in Agronomic Research's tech transfer organisation.