The series A round is reportedly valued at $2m, according to news provider TechCrunch.

TicketStreet has raised $650,000 in a A round of funding from Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and Mizuho Capital.

E-commerce marketplace SnapDeal brings its total round of funding to $102m after raising $50m in a C round of funding led by eBay.

Baidu acquired a majority stake in Qunar in 2011 for $306m.

Unilever Ventures raises $450m, as first reported in our April magazine, as part of a profile of Unilever Ventures, which we named the most influential consumer sector unit in corporate venturing.

SavingStar, an online grocery saving service, has raised $9.1m in its fourth round of funding in a round led by Edenred.

Bill Maris, managing partner of Google Ventures, said venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Andreessen Horowitz had joined its Glass Collective.

The other investors included venture capital firms Great Oaks, 500 Startups and BHV Ventures.

The corporate venturing unit of Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever has made plans to increase its assets under management with its latest $450m fund from its parent, Global Corporate Venturing can reveal.