Bio-engineering company Run3D spins-out from the University of Oxford.

A consortium of US-based angel investors are planning to develop an incubator for tech transfers from New Mexico University.

Google launches Campus Tel-Aviv, a start-up incubator for pre-seed stage computing startups in Israel.

Softline Venture Partners, the corporate venturing unit of the Softline Group, launches e-commerce focused spin-off, Videobaker.

Ward Howell sets up its Talent Equity Venture Fund to invest in start-ups valued at up to $5m, working on geographically scalable professional training and HR projects.

SR One and Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable has launched OneStart, a $163,000 prize for medical technology entrepreneurs.

Tencent and Google Ventures were joined in the seed round of the US-based mobile gameplay recording company by venture firms including Andreessen Horowitz, Merus Capital and XG Ventures.

The Germany-based comparision website reportedly secures an investment from 500 Startups' Dave McClure, taking it to nearly $1m raised, according to TechCrunch.

Japan-based internet company Asahi Net invests in a seed round of funding for Japan-based mobile tech start-up Fuller.

Futurelearn, a platform free-to-access Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), has been launched by a consortium of UK-based universities, led by distance-learning provider The Open University (OU).