Flipkart reportedly invested in the online logistics platform in order to support its own upcoming hyperlocal delivery service.

MIT spin-out SQZ Biotech raises $5m in series A to develop cell squeezing technology.

Northwestern spin-out Tanvas secures $5m series A to commercialise added sensory output for touchscreen devices.

Google and The Chernin Group have joined the backers of Lost My Name, which produces personalised books for children.

The venue management company has received $9m from investors including Twitter, Live Nation and Aruba Networks.

The big data business intelligence company took its overall funding to $9m in a UMC-led series A round.

The tissue healing technology startup raised the first tranche of the round from backers including Heraeus' medical component subsidiary.

The telecommunications company's corporate venturing unit was among the investors in a round that will help mobility technology company Vox expand internationally.

XAnge has contributed to series B funding for the food marketplace also known as The Food Assembly in the UK.