Free-to-use original music created by machines brings Jukedeck a $3m investment to enable its expansion.

The second-hand fashion marketplace has attracted $27m from a consortium including Hubert Burda Media, and plans to now expand into new markets.

The insurance group will allocate the funding to internet of things, data and analytics, sharing economy and customer experience startups over the next five years.

Inner-city parking service Parkhere gets support as it wins second place in the Fraunhofer Urban Futures conference and receives a $27,000 innovation network membership.

Distill Ventures, the accelerator funded by alcohol producer Diageo, has made its first investment, injecting more than $15m into whisky producer Stauning.

Corporate venturing unit Google Ventures will operate as a single global fund from January, after cutting seed investments and rebranding as GV.

Cambridge University's research tools reaches a global audience as Cambridge Enterprise partners Ximbio.

Cytos Biotechnology and spinout Kuros Biosurgery come together to create Kuros Biosciences through a mutual exchange of shares to lead the way in tissue repair and regeneration.