US-based building tool for professional video channels and networks, Epoxy, has raised $2m in seed funding, with involvement from Bertelsmann and led by GRP.

Christine Egy Rose, chief executive of Scoot & Doodle, said: "With the support of our investors and Pearson, we'll reach students, teachers and families through their unparalleled distribution to the K-20 [US education] community."

Venture capital firms Atlas Venture, Bessemer Venture Partners and Great Oaks VC and angels Jim Patterson, MJ Elmore and Howard Lindzon also invested alongside Salesforce, according to news provider TechCrunch.

D2M is understood to be bringing out a prototype of the wrist-worn device, which will save the last minute of buffered memory and send it wirelessly for editing and sharing the audio file.

Also in the round alongside Google Ventures and CrunchFund were angel investors, such as social network Bebo founder Michael Birch.

BrightBytes' platform, Clarity for Schools, provides data on the relationship between a school's use of technology and student achievement.

Venture capital firm East Ventures was the other investor in Le-Le-Le besides Dena's Incubate Fund, according to news provider Cnet Japan.

Alongside Ryan Holmes, CEO of Hootsuite, were venture capital firms Futura Corporation, 500 Startups, LX Ventures, 8capita Partners, and angel investors.