Elevar and SVB join for micro-finance expansion in india

Pfizer joins series A round for Ablexis as drugs companies seek mice to test

Novartis Venture Funds leads first round of funding for NanoPowers

The US Army has led a $3.5m first round of investment in Ogmento, a New York-based company that adds computer-generated images to the physical real-world environment, known as augmented reality.

Intel Capital, the corporate venturing division of US-based chip maker Intel, has invested in the $15m series A extension round of Virtustream, a provider of virtual technology company.

OutSmart Power Systems, a US-based energy management developer previously backed by strategic investor Manifold Products, has raised $200,000 towards a $4m equity round.

Siemens Venture Capital, the corporate venturing arm of Germany-based conglomerate Siemens, has co-led the initial external investment in Wirescan, a Norway-based company founded in 2005 to inspect power cables.