The Stanford-StartX fund-backed cloud computing optimisation platform has brought in $30m in a round that took its total funding to $140m.

The two institutions have chosen 16 cybersecurity teams from Israel and Germany to receive almost three months of training.

Stanford Engineering Venture Fund has backed a series B round for Kano, which will use the money to start selling its computer kits in the US.

The Deakin University-backed accelerator has selected the first startups to join its program.

Spinouts developing products ranging from troubleshooting for quantum computers to energy efficient wifi devices will be supported by the innovation fund.

Apple has acquired the wireless charging technology developer, spun out of University of Auckland in 2007.

The deep learning technology developer has raised $40m in a series A+ round from a consortium including Samsung and Ant Financial.

Zeetta Networks and Kets Quantum Security will have access to capital and mentoring for their wireless network and encryption technology respectively.

Researchers at University of Chicago and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will join forces at the Polsky Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.