Global Brain joins venture capital firms Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Quest Venture Partners and ZIG Capital and angel investors in Retailigence seed round.

Ambiq Micro collects $2.4m in seed funding after winning Cisco and DFJ-run business competition.

Publisher New York Times Company backs AdKeeper's launch alongside venture and angel investors.

UK-listed pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline will own 18% of Convergence after asset spin-off.

Three US publishers provide strategic investment in Ongo, a start-up company expected to launch a consumer service for reading and sharing digital news and information.

Euronext-listed biotech company TiGenix supports seed round of its spin-out, TR-therapeutics, after its merger with Therosteon to form Arcarios.

Sailthru, an email marketing service provider, reportedly gains $1m seed round.

European technology services company agrees first deal out of seed-stage corporate venturing fund.

MJ Hudson legal start-up gains corporate venturing backing from financial services clients.