Having initially targeted $115m in proceeds, the genome sequencing spinout of Stanford has closed its offering at $140m after a full exercise of the overallotment option.

Booster, a fuel delivery service backed by Stanford-StartX Fund, has collected $56m in series C funding from investors including Enterprise Holdings and Total.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Taiho Ventures has supplied a $10m extension for Caltech spinout Axial Biotherapeutics’ series B, bringing the total to $35m.

SoftBank is reportedly considering an investment of between $200m and $350m in CureFit, whose existing investors include the University of California-backed UC-RNT Fund.

UT Austin-founded graph data developer Capsenta has been picked up by Data.world, which has integrated the spinout’s technology with its own product.

Harvard's Root Robotics markets an educational coding robot that teaches children about computer programming and has now been acquired by iRobot for an unspecified amount.

Allied Minds has appointed Jeff Rohr as chairman, continuing its reshuffle following the departure of Jill Smith earlier this month.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Theresa Mayer will depart Virginia Tech on August 1 to take on a new role as executive vice-president for research and partnerships at Purdue University.