Chevron Technology Ventures extends series A funding to $8m for industrial asset monitoring company.

Mobile commerce platform Branding Brand raises $9.5m series B funding from investors including eBay Enterprise.

Mobile commerce platform ActionX raises $5m from investors including strategic backers SoftBank, Verizon and AOL.

Oilfield services company Schlumberger joins $7m series B funding for maker of handheld chemical analysis tools, with participation of existing investors including University of Tokyo Edge Capital.

Drugs company Cerecor raises $6.8m from private backers for depression treatment.

IDG Capital Partners, the corporate venturing unit of international research group IDG, has re-invested in China-based Fenbi Technology, an online education SNS platform operator. IDG Capital Partners was joined by new investor Matrix Partners China in the $7m series B round.

RiverMeadow Software closes $12m series B funding from investors including Cisco and Violin Memory.

Siemens Venture Capital leads $8m series D financing for software delivery company.