American Express Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in Qualcomm-backed marketing technology company Capillary Technologies, provider of personalised recommendations to shoppers.

Curated sports blogging site GiveMeSport raises an undisclosed amount of series B funding from IMG Media.

Urban agriculture company BrightFarms raises $4.9m series B funding from investors including Tengelmann's Emil Capital Partners, in push to commercialise urban agriculture and keep building greenhouses near supermarkets.

Hair colouring products, home delivery company Madison Reed raises $12m series B funding led by Norwest Venture Partners and including Maveron.

Bessemer Venture Partners has led a $9.5m financing, backed by Penguin Random House Holdings and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, for Flat World Education to expand its platform in partnership with Brandman University and offer BBA degree courses on mobile devices.

German retailer Tengelmann Group has invested $3m in Asia price comparison site PricePanda. The capital will be used to expand into other markets in South East Asia.

IDG Capital Partners portfolio company LineKong is proving its bet on mobile gaming would pay off for investors. The company has recently raised $80m in a series C round of funding led by Starwish Global.

The Daily Mail Group Information (DMGI) on behalf of its education subsidiary Hobsons has invested $9m in India e-learning company iProf Learning Solutions India, in a series B round of funding. Existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and IDG Ventures India, the corporate venturing unit of publisher International Data Group also participated in the round.