Zuzeen and Rushmore, two companies that alter the way fans interact with bands, have merged and gained $1.2m in funding.

Foodpanda, a German-based online food delivery service and marketplace incubated by Rocket Internet, has raised $20m in venture capital funding from investors including Phenomen Ventures.

Germany-based company WPX Faserkeramik has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from High-Tech Gruenderfonds.

UniQure, a gene-therapy company based in The Netherlands, has closed its initial public offering which raised $91.8m by selling 5.4 million shares of common stock.

Sigfox, which is building a cellular network for connected devices, has secured $20.7m in a round featuring Intel.

The Spanish banking group has created a new digital banking unit, which will oversee its venture capital investments.

Max Planck Institute and Brown University team up on new company looking to create 3D digital avatars.