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The plan reportedly involves funding 30% to 40% of those content producers which it backed with $100m last year.
Online Spanish language educator TareasPlus receives $1.8m in seed funding from distance learning provider Academic Partnerships.
Nuzzel, a social news platform set up by the founder of Friendster, reportedly raises $1.7m in seed funding from investors including IDG Ventures.
Silicon Valley Bank has invested $1.5m in online party planning start-up Punchbowl.com.
ING was joined backing the Belgium-based data management software company by venture firm Plug and Play Ventures and angels.
The former corporate venturing unit of Finland-based mobile handset company Nokia backs Shanghai Didatour International Travel Service Company in a multi-million dollar round.
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