Spring, a mobile commerce startup headed by BoxGroup managing partner David Tisch, has raised $7.5m in a series A round featuring Google and Groupe Arnault.

The Wells Fargo-backed venture fund has followed an investment in another customer relationship management company, Capillary Technologies, by funding CRMnext.

Led by Acadia Woods, the series A will allow the company to further develop its product.

Automated Insights, which converts big data into written reports, has now raised almost $11m after a series B round backed by Samsung and Associated Press.

Softbank, Bertelsmann and KBS+ each reinvested in the loyalty analytics company, which has now lifted its overall funding to $20m, after a $9m series B round.

Sberbank's venture capital unit, SBT Venture Capital led the series A round, which took the personal financial data service's funding to more than $12m.

ESB Novusmodus provided the cash to fund an acquisition of American Auto-Matrix by Cylon Controls.