Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation becomes the latest investor in the biotech with $5m.

The telecommunications firm made its second investment in IT and telecommunications equipment maker Ranovus, which raised $24m.

Printing services company Vistaprint has made its first investment in Latin America, purchasing a minority stake in online printing service Printi for $25m.

The internet company is set to contribute $20m to Snapchat's series D round, as it acquired instant messaging app MessageMe, providing Google Ventures with an exit.

Innovation Works raises $24m for new fund Riverfront Ventures from investors including Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh universities.

Dresden and Ulm universities spin-out Heliatek closed its series C round.

Cloud-based analytics company GoodData has raised $25.7m in a series E round which featuring Intel Capital, bringing the total raised by the company to over $100m.

Calgary spin-out Trusted Positioning is bought by US company InvenSense.

Aquion Energy, a manufacturer of energy storage systems, has raised $24.6m in funding, a recent filing has revealed.