In April 2010, L2C raised an undisclosed amount from venture capital firm QED Investors and McGovern Enterprises.

Time Warner Investments is joined backing the US-based social media ad buying company by venture firm Valhalla Partners as well as businessman Vivi Nevo.

Deutsche Telekom is joined backing the Germany-based film recommendation and discovery platform by venture firm DFJ Esprit and Creative Industries Berlin.

Paul Musselman, formerly of Intel Capital and IBM's corporate development team, takes the top role at the language learning start-up, which spun off from Carnegie Mellon University.

Paul Musselman, formerly of Intel Capital and IBM's corporate development team, takes the top role at the language learning start-up.

US-based law firm Fenwick & West's corporate venturing unit os joined by Menlo Venture and Comerica Bank, back the online media company.

OnPoint Technologies, part of the US army, was joined backing the energy asset management software company by venture firms including Clarement Creek and Arsenal.

Nasdaq-listed vending group Coinstar is joined backing the electronics recycling company by Singapore billionaire Koh Boon Hwee, advisory firm AKS Capital and venture firms including Claremont Creek Ventures.

The Korea-based conglomerate and Ireland-based utility's corporate venturing unit back the US-based roof top solar business

Rakuten is joined by DCM and FirstMark Capital in the round backing the luxury goods website.