The online travel information provider will invest in startups directly while also providing an incubator for entrepreneurs with good ideas.

The wearable device maker has now secured $40m in two rounds this year, closing a series B backed by SoftBank and SIG.

The mobile payment platform developer, whose existing investors include Intel and SAP, has already begun talks with investors over the remainder of the round.

Phystech Ventures and North Energy Ventures invest in the Russian company.

Qualcomm and One97 Communications were among the backers to exit as the intelligent dialling app was bought by Quixey for up to $15m.

Nikkei invested the cash as part of a partnership agreement based around a real-time data feature recently introduced by NTT Docomo-backed Evernote.

The crowdsourcing platform, backed by CyberAgent, Digital Garage, Dentsu and Itochu, has secured about $14.5m in funding since it was founded in 2011.

The solar power provider slashed its initial public offering from $150m to $55.2m after suspending it citing market conditions.

Delft spin-out aQysta develops irrigation pump to be commercially exploited in Asia, Africa and Latin America.