The nine finalists of Wayra Germany are detailed by the Spain-based telecoms group.

Fashion retailer Twice raises $4m in a venture round that includes AOL-backed venture firm CrunchFund, SV Angel, IA Ventures, and others.

Intellectual Ventures raises $12m for its spin-off Kymeta from Bill Gates and other investors including media company Liberty Global.

Alongside Physic in the seed round were VC peers Founders Fund, TomorrowVentures, Altos Health Management and Kapor Capital, and angel investors.

Siri rival Ask Ziggy lands $5m in funding from an anonymous "multinational corporation".

Flat6Labs receives between 10% and 15% equity in exchange for the financing and incubation of start-ups.