University of Cambridge spin-out Cronto launches anti-malware banking software with Comdirect Bank AG.

Crowdtilt, a US-based online service for crowd funding, has raised $12m in its series A round from a consortium including CrunchFund, backed by media group AOL.

Coinsetter said it would "soon be launching a levered forex trading platform for Bitcoin that enables people to make levered trades on margin and short the Bitcoin market".

Should sufficient support to start-ups be provided alongside crowdfunded equity backing, it will lead to more firms, more jobs, and more innovation all round.

Randeep Wilkhu, senior investment manager at T-Venture, and Robert Dighero, angel investor and partner at Passion Capital, have joined Smarkets as board members.

Intel Capital, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous US-listed chip maker, and NHN Investment, which provides the same role for the Korea-based eponymous media group, invested in Nexmo.

Mobi Solutions, the former majority owner of Fortumo, will remain a shareholder.