Qualcomm's corporate venturing unit backs the US-based maker of mobile applications for heart monitoring, for a second time.

SK Planet, an innovation platform of SK Telecom, backs US-based search engine for applications, alongside venture firms including Innovation Endeavors, a firm founded by search engine Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt, and Atlantic Bridge Capital.

Japan-based recruitment industry company Recruit invests in video screening and interviewing company alongside venture firm DCM.

Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation and Astellas Venture Management back the drug developer alongside venture firms New Enterprise Associates, Hatteras Venture Partners and Fletcher Spaght Ventures.

Sports-focused companies Competitor Group and Running Specialty Group help US-based health and fitness company MapMyFitness raise its series B round.

The US-based energy company NRG Energy and US-based spatial information company back Geostellar, which opted for strategic and angel backing, with no traditional venture firm support in its $14m round.

The US-based industrial holding company owned by businessman Len Blavatnik helps GetTaxi raise funds, as Access Industries' portfolio company QuickOffice sells to search engine Google.

GlaxoSmithKline's corporate venturing unit backs the US-based women's reproductive health company, joining Merck Serono Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers and TPG Biotech in the syndicate.

Intel Capital is joined by Rogers Communications' corporate venturing unit, Visa and Mastercard as well as others backing the mobile authentication company.

Venture capital firm Khosla Ventures led the B round, and was joined by software company Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and oil major Total.