The Stipple deal is the second seed or series A round Global Brain has joined this month.

Veridian Credit Union and Iowa Credit Union League provide the $1m series A round to Dwolla.

Intel Capital becomes first institutional backer of online phone operator Nymgo less than a year after selling Jajah for $207m.

Quigo, Time, AOL, Ziff Davis, Bankrate and Experian executives back wine club with $3m series A round.

EW Scripps backs Ebyline's $1.5m series A round.

BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners was joined in Capson's initial $13.5m round by Beazley Investments, a subsidiary of Lloyds of London insurer Beazley, news provider American-Statesman said.

E6 Ventures invests in Electrolytic Ozone as part of its spin out from Element Six and to fund its first factory in the US.

Presidio Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of Japan-based trading and operating firm Sumitomo, joins first round of US-based gas conversion company Siluria Technologies.

Steamboat Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of New York-listed media group Walt Disney, leads series A round for Gridsum Technology.

IModerate Research Technologies and consultants Benenson Strategy Group join consortium for US-based GutCheck.