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The ex-Silicon Valley Bank director joins Liberty Mutual Insurance in its mergers and acquisitions and venture investments division.

Google backs micro-loan provider Inventure that uses mobile technology to generate credit scores and provide access to micro-loans.

Susquehanna Growth Equity has led a funding round for Fundera, which operates a loan comparison website for small businesses.

Social media network Renren led the round for the investment platform that donates 10% of its revenue to charities.

Second-hand vehicles platform Credr has obtained $15m in series A funding through its parent company Incredible Technologies.

Blockchain technology provider Chain has attracted Visa, Orange, Fiserv, Nasdaq, Citi, and Capital One to its latest funding round.

CrunchBase has drawn up a term sheet for up to $7m of funding and AOL will reportedly remain a significant investor.