US-based data software company Platfora raises the sum after it raised a $5.7m series A round in September backed by the CIA's In-Q-Tel.

Car sharing service RelayRides has beefed up its series A round with a further $3m, with GM Ventures the prime investor.

Nest Labs, which launched its lead home energy management product on Monday, has attracted funding from Google Ventures and several venture capital (VC) firms.

The UK-based TV games network has closed its first round of funding since regaining its independence, a $5m series A round backed by Adobe and Gamestop.

The online advertising marketplace has secured $2m in series A investment from investors including SK Telecom Ventures.

Mobile address application (app) EveryMe has received funding from firms including Tencent and Crunchfund.

Fidelity and Novo units link up with SV Life Sciences to back the $40m series A round for the eye disease treatment company.

Cancer diagnostics company Foundation Medicine has extended its series A round to $33.5m from an intial $25m raised in March 2010 with Google and KPCB joining Third Rock as backers.