Vodafone Ventures joined venture capital firms Sequoia Capital, Softbank Capital, and Novel TMT Ventures in the B round for GameGround, its first deal in the social gaming sector.

Venture capital firm North Bridge Venture Partners led the $8m round in CoolPlanetBioFuels as a repeat investor with GE Energy Financial Services also participating.

Venture capital firm MPM Capital leads $20m series B round for Aires Pharmaceuticals as Novartis takes licensing option.

BP has joined venture capital firms VantagePoint and Sustainable Technologies Fund in the extended $6m round of funding for REAC Fuel.

News provider Pluggd.in reports IDG-backed India-based online consumer goods printing company Myntra has raised $14m.

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek led the $60m round for Gazillion Entertainment, a developer of massively multiplayer online games formerly known as NR2B Research backed by publisher Hearst.

Comcast Interactive Capital backs ConteXtream's $14m series B round.

Venture capital firm CHL Medical Partners leads B round for Vascular Pathways, a US-based medical device company also backed by Ascension Health Ventures.