China-based crowdfunding site DemoHour is reported to have secured an undisclosed amount of series A funding led by Matrix Partners China and Intel Capital.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign spin-out MC10 adds $20m series D to venture backing for wearable electronics.

Smart home device maker Nest Labs, backed by Google Ventures, is reported to be raising at least $150m, led by DST Global.

Location companion and check-in app Foursquare raises $35m series D funding from venture capital investors DFJ Growth and Capital Group.

Chinese web services company Baidu leads $15m series C funding for Yoka, with participation of Hearst.

The Orange Chef Company, maker of smart kitchen gadgets, raises $1.2m seed funding led by Google Ventures and SparkLabs, with the participation of investors including Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments.

University of Washington spin-out Qazzow brings in a further $2.4m series A just a month after closing its seed round.

Coda payments, a company which allows users to pay for digital content using a prepaid card, has raised $2.3m in A round funding for expansion into Southeast Asia with backing from CyberAgent and Rakuten.