The CHF16m ($19m) funding round raised by medical device company MyoPowers takes its total capital gathered to about $24m.

In the UK and Ireland, trade and strategic investors (TSI) are a significant part of the venture scene in the technology sector.

Robert Bosch Venture Capital linked up with Capricorn and LRM to invest in the Belgian clean-tech company.

Hansjee was on the board of legacy European corporate venturing deals he made, such as Fon, Ubiquisys and DotMobi, but has left to join buyout firm EQT as a senior adviser.

Alongside Martlet in the round for Neul were individuals investor network Cambridge Angels and venture capital firms DFJ Esprit and IQ Capital.

France-based Alchimer provides nanometric deposition technology for semiconductor interconnects and has raised money from Panasonic.

Various Scandinavian corporate angel investors are backing the Finnish music service, which is confident it can change the way we browse for content online.

Unilever spin-out Iota NanoSolutions has raised money from the Anglo-Dutch multinational and the Qatar Islamic Bank's UK unit.

In a regulatory filing, US-based battery maker Ener1 said it was taking a $35.4m charge for loans to Think "based on the announcement by Think Global that, following an extended and ultimately unsuccessful search for long-term financing, it will file bankruptcy proceedings in the Norwegian courts on June 22".