Reed Elsevier is joined by Allen & Co and Pentech Ventures backing the UK-based advertising company.

The Business Growth Fund invests in its fifth deal in three months, backing Mexican street food chain Barburrito.

University of Manchester spin-out Arvia Technology, which treats organic liquid waste, has raised money from prior backer MTI, as well as investors Sustainable Technology Investors and Park Walk Advisors.

The maker of electrocardiographic mapping technology, backed by Japan-based distributor of cardiovascular devices DVX, appoints Bullock to role a month after a $7.5m funding round, as executive chairman Steve Arless leaves.

Illumitex, backed by Syngenta Ventures, raises fresh funds and makes Chris Hammelef its chief executive.

Robert Bosch Venture Capital leads the round for Intrinsic-ID, a technology security company which was one of five companies acquired from Philips in 2008.

Enterome, a gut healthcare company backed by Natixis venture unit Seventure, raises the funds after a $1.5m seed round from Inra Transfert, the French National Institute in Agronomic Research's tech transfer organisation.

Enterome, a gut healthcare company backed by Natixis venture unit Seventure, raises the funds after a $1.5m seed round from Inra Transfert, the French National Institute in Agronomic Research's tech transfer organisation.

Qualcomm Ventures reportedly backs the Taiwan-based event ticketing company founded last year.

ABB Technology Ventures invested $3m with the remaining half coming from venture capital firms Emerald Technology Investors, which is understood to be raising a quasi-corporate venturing fund from Russia state-backed Rusnano, Gemini Israel Funds and Giza Venture Capital.