Mobile study platform StudyBlue secures $9m in series A investment which saw participation from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

US-based the Fancy, a curation start-up backed by PPR, General Catalyst Partners and Allen & Company, raises $6m in equity funding,

US-based Independa has raised $5m in series A funding from existing investor City Hill Ventures, strategic partner LG Electronics USA and additional investors.

India-based data analytics start-up iCreate Software has closed a $9.2m series B round led by venture fund Sequoia Capital with involvement from return backers, publisher International Data Group's IDG Venture India corporate venturing unit.

US-based software maker Appconomy has raised $5.8m of a planned $6m.

US-based provider of cloud applications Intalio, backed by agricultural services conglomerate Cargill, raises $8.8m of a possible $21.2m round of equity and securities.

Concur makes its latest investment via its recently formed $150m Concur Perfect Trip Fund by leading a $9m B round into US-based data-driven pricing and merchandising Nor1.

Belgum-based chemical company Solvay invests $6.6m into Sofinnova Partners' Green Seed Fund for industrial biotechnologies.

Medical device company Cardiosonic, who are developing technology for treating hypertension, has raised $6.1m as part of a planned $16.1m series B financing, from an undisclosed strategic investor and Shmuel Almagor.