HGTF has received financing from Germany-based pharmaceutical company Bayer, which has become the twentieth investor in its High-Tech Gruenderfonds II fund.

US restaurant ecommerce network, Ordr.In, backed by Google Ventures, has initiated a fundraising campaign on SeedInvest and aims to reach a total venture round goal of $400,000.

Knightcope has raised $1m seed funding from NTT DOCOMO Ventures and unnamed angel investors.

Hickies, US-based maker elastic lacing for shoes, has received an investment of $4.2m led by the Collaborative Fund and the unspecified venture arm of a global footwear brand.

Japanese videogram creator Cinemacraft raises $775,000 from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation and Tyra Banks.

Japan-based internet company Digital Garage's incubator has invested in a $1.4m seed round of funding for AdStage, a cross-network ad campaign technology business for small-to medium-sized businesses.

Google Ventures has led a $4m series A round of funding for SaaS-based cybersecurity company ThreatStream, which will be used to add a new layer of cybersecurity for enterprise and government customers.

Goods delivery service Deliv has raised $4.5m in the second tranche of a series A round, and has now reached $12.5m in equity from traditional, institutional and strategic investors.