Appulse Power, a spinout from University of Toronto, has been acquired by Silanna Semiconductor for an undisclosed sum.

GV and Walden International co-led the Stanford spinout's series A round, which was announced as it emerged out of stealth.

Valley Growth Ventures, whose founding partners include Youngstown State University, has begun talks with a healthcare-focused startup that could result in its first investment.

Carnegie Mellon spinout Voci will use the money to bolster sales and marketing activities.

Seven-year-old Southampton spinout Arkivum develops data archive software for sectors such as life sciences and financial services.

Salesforce Ventures returned for a round that increased the crowdsourced cybersecurity platform's overall funding to $50m and also featured Stanford University.

S&P Global is set to acquire its portfolio company Kensho, a spinout from Harvard and MIT, in the largest such deal involving an AI developer to date.