Google Ventures is heading the Series A funding of online ad campaign creation website Republic Project.

CrunchFund, which was set up with the backing of technology company AOL, helps YourMechanic raise $1.8m.

US virtual computing provider Citrix invests an undisclosed sum in Cupertino based cloud software provider CumuLogic.

The corporate venturing unit of Google leads the first round of funding for Turntable.fm chief executive's internet music start-up, DJZ.

Samsung invests and enters into strategic partnership with Virtual prototype company, Carbon Design Systems.

Corporate venturing fuels early-stage explosion.

Free web platform's public launch coincided with the announcement of secured seed funding

Telefonica Ventures and Caixa Capital TIC back the service which connects mobile phone users to taxi dispatch centres.

Teli is the third managing partner of the business, alongside founders Bill Earner and Pietro Bezza.