AOL has launched Nautilus, an accelerator targeting Israeli start-ups, which will invest $100,000 in up to 10 start-ups at a time.

Womai.com, a China-based online grocery retailer, has secured $100m in a second funding round which was led by IT publishing firm IDG.

Bertelsmann's Asian corporate venturing fund has exited online education company Chuanke.com after it was bought by Baidu.

Qualcomm Ventures has made its fourth investment in India this year, committing cash to medical home treatment service Portea Medical.

Microsoft and Akamai Technologies have launched a cybersecurity accelerator together with venture firm JVP that will offer one finalist $1m in seed funding.

The online manicure booking service has raised $5m in an IDG-led series A round, and will use the funding to expand in its home country of China.

Cybersecurity service ThetaRay has raised $10m in a series B round featuring General Electric.

The India-based e-commerce company, which has now raised more than $1.7bn in total, will now seek to ramp up its strategic investments in India.