The Spain-based telecom company has invested in a new UK-based company that will sell targeted mobile advertising.

GS Venture, a subsidiary of technology developer GS Group, has made a seed investment in Tellyo.

Savioke, which is developing robotics technology for the service industry, is reportedly Google's eighth robotics investment in the past 12 months.

Knightcope has raised $1m seed funding from NTT DOCOMO Ventures and unnamed angel investors.

Japan-based internet company Digital Garage's incubator has invested in a $1.4m seed round of funding for AdStage, a cross-network ad campaign technology business for small-to medium-sized businesses.

The Swedish telecom company will make seed investments through an incubator known as Think, which will operate through Rwanda-based subsidiary Tigo.

3D printed orthotic company, Sols, gains $1.75m in seed funding led by Lux Capital.