KTH Chalmers Capital, which first backed IT software developer Apica Systems in 2007, has been joined by Industrifonden, SEB, Almi and Oxx for the latest round.

The spinout, which has developed a portable real-time DNA and RNA sequencer, has attracted $140m in funding from investors including GIC, China Construction Bank and Hostplus.

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

The voice-control technology developer spun out from University of Bristol has closed a series E round led by strategic investor Infineon Technologies.

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.

A spinout of CEA, one of the institutes that forms part of Paris-Saclay, Kalray has developed manycore microprocessors that require only low levels of energy.

Rex Healthcare has returned to back a $30m round for the thermal heating and cooling technology maker, having previously contributed to a $44m series D in 2014.

EPFL spinout Nexthink, which uses artificial intelligence to monitor and analyse network traffic and is backed by Mannai Corporation, raises $40m to drive international expansion.