US affiliate of Russia-based IT investment conglomerate Ru-Net backs real time big data processing business again.

Coinbase raises $5m thanks to VC Union Square and Meyer Malka's Ribbit.

Mobile location intelligence tools provider PlaceIQ, backed by corporate venturing unit kbs+ Ventures, takes its total funding raised to $11.95m.

Victory Park also provided a $25m credit facility to AvantCredit, which wrote its first loans this year and now has a loan portfolio of more than $4m.

RVP joined venture capital firm Trinity Ventures and Norwest Ventures, which was set up by local bank Wells Fargo, in the B round.

New York and Tel Aviv-listed TE Connectivity helps power PowerbyProxi to the tune of $5m.