French oil group Total indirectly ventures into backing Semco Engineering, a France-based maker of solar energy panels.

General Electric and existing investors provide further $5m for SynapSense, a US-based company to improve the energy efficiency of data centres.

Trada, a US-based company which helps businesses with online search advertising, gains $5.75m in third funding round in 18 months.

Taiwan connections seal series D round for light-emitting diode (LED) company.

European technology services company agrees first deal out of seed-stage corporate venturing fund.

Legendary serial entrepreneur Winston Damarillo gains funding for latest software company, Morphlabs.

India-based mobile advertising company InMobi returns to venture capital investors rather than add strategic investor to second funding round.

Norwest Venture Partners joins venture peers in backing India-based Perfint Healthcare.

European entrepreneurs' start-up takes strategic stakes in coupon company Piku after similar deals in Germany and China.