Spin-out Keracol partners with Marks & Spencer on skincare beauty products made from red wine waste products.

The Germany-based company has now raised more than $190m since it was founded, with the Swisscom-backed Mona Lisa Fund among existing backers.

Game developers Nexon and Wargaming will join Zynga CEO Don Mattrick as limited partners in the fund, which will make initial investments of up to $500,000.

Beringea has invested the cash in the BMW-backed electric vehicle charging company as it looks to expand further into Europe.

The music streaming service is set to issue stakes between 3% and 5% to Universal, Sony and Warner Music as part of a licensing agreement.

Surrey NanoSystems develops material so black you cannot see it.

Seedcamp has raised $28m from investors including Yandex, Hays and DC Thomson, and will shift from being an accelerator to an early-stage venture firm.

Spin-outs from German, British, Danish, Irish and Swiss are in the running for an Aces award.

Development of Sunderland Enterprise and Innovation Hub is under way and could generate several hundred jobs.