Microsoft Ventures adds a third company to its portfolio following the launch of its corporate venturing activities.

Liberty Global and You on Demand have backed cloud-based video service provider Frequency to support its global expansion.

Biovotion has secured a first close for its series A round, backed by Swiss Re and STMicroelectronics.

Sapphire Ventures has returned to back an $11m series C round for Convercent, after previously leading a $10m series B round in 2013.

The data analytics firm has landed its first strategic investment in a potentially record deal for Southeast Asia.

Asia-based corporates Ping An, Fosun Pharmaceutical and SK Group have participated in a series D round for the biotechnology company.

Accelerate Learning, a company created in conjunction with Rice University, aims to support the teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in schools.