Orcan Energy completes its second round of financing, adding E.ON as investor and partner.

Swiss drugs firm funds London-based self-expression platform.

US telecoms tech giant Qualcomm backs Irish network services provider.

US-based subscription e-commerce site for fashion walks into France and Spain with latest acquisition.

Swiss electricity distributor Groupe E takes share in solar energy company.

Last month, peer Bina Technologies raised $6.25m, while Spiral Genetics gathered $3m from venture capital firm DFJ after forming from University of Washington entrepreneurship class in 2009, according to news provider Xconomy.

InSilico Genomics offers academics and industry the ability to compare their data on parts of the human genome with public datasets.

The deal is WM's first corporate venturing exit and Joe Vaillancourt, vice-president of WM's organic growth group venture investing, by email said: "We actually have four exits underway. It has been a pretty busy year."