Middle Eastern version of beauty product e-tailer GlamBox raises $1.36m funding from Saudi Telecommunications Company and Middle East Broadcasting Center.

Auckland spin-out PowerbyProxi attracts $4m from Samsung for wireless power system.

Google-backed gift card platform raises $5m series A funding.

NYC apartment rental search site raises $20m series A funding from investors including Advance Publications.

Global Founders Capital, the corporate venturing arm of Rocket Internet and backed by the Samwer brothers, has invested an undisclosed amount of capital in a series A round of funding for Traveloka.com, an Indonesia-based flight booking website.

Existing investor Bertelsmann and First Analysis Corp lead $19m series C funding for social venture providing affordable degrees.

Mobile commerce platform Branding Brand raises $9.5m series B funding from investors including eBay Enterprise.