Marketplace platform for forum-based communities and enthusiasts raises $1.6m seed funding from investors including Bertelsmann.

Michigan State University spin-out BioPhotonics raises $2m in venture backing from angels.

Google Ventures and Otto Capital lead $800,000 seed funding for consumer shopping intelligence startup.

Mishaal Alireza, co-founder of Saudi Arabian trading group Alireza Holding Co, has led a $2m series A investment in live mobile video app Hang w/

Toshiba America Electronic Components invests $2m in seed funding round for cyber security company.

Web hosting company invests $600,000 in provider of cloud-based code editor for software developers.