Scyfer, a spinout from University of Amsterdam that is working on machine learning technology, has been acquired by Qualcomm for an undisclosed sum.

University of Minnesota has revealed it launched 18 spinouts during the past financial year, putting the total number at 119.

Fayteq, a real-time video editing technology developer spun out of TU Ilmenau, has been acquired by Facebook for an undisclosed sum.

Hong Kong X Technology Fund was established to support participants in an accelerator co-founded by professors from HKUST and University of Hong Kong.

StartX has contributed to a $20m series A round for UnifyID, the operator of an authentication platform that has now secured $23.4m.

The Zell Lurie Founders Fund, the student-led investment vehicle of University of Michigan, has committed capital to brain-computer interface technology developer Neurable.

IP Group has returned to back another funding round for Zeetta Networks, a software-defined networking technology developer based on research at University of Bristol.

GV and New Enterprise Associates have co-led a round for the quantum computing technology developer based on University of Maryland and Duke University research.

The language learning platform, spun out from Carnegie Mellon University, increased its total funding to $108m with a series E led by Drive Capital that valued it at $700m.