Mobile advertising technology startup YieldMo raises $8m series B financing led by Google Ventures, impressed by its premium mobile advertising model.

Healthcare cloud computing startup Cleardata Networks raises $14m series B, closed for a second time to include Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, aiming to maximise growth opportunities in the rapidly growing health information technology (HIT) cloud computing market.

Energy technology company Utilidata is reported to have raised $20.5m funding from Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures and Formation 8.

German e-tailer of fashion for plus-sized women raises $13.6m led by Index Ventures and including existing investor, German media group DuMont's digital media venturing unit.

Energy storage systems company Stem raises $15m series B funding from investors including GE Ventures and Iberdrola, to back its expansion into the rapidly growing energy storage market.

Alpine Data Labs, a developer of data analysis tools for big data, has raised $16m in a series B round from UMC Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Sierra Ventures and Mission Ventures.