Peer-to-peer lending platform Funding Circle extends reach across the Atlantic with $37m venture backing.

Cloud-based enterprise translation software company Smartling raises $24m series C funding led by Tenaya Capital and including IDG Ventures.

In its search for services that drive sales and services to its core e-commerce business, China-based Alibaba has led a series C round worth $50m in Quixey, a US-based search engine for software applications. Since its inception, Alibaba has developed and is now acquiring businesses in consumer e-commerce, online payment, business-to-business marketplaces and cloud computing, reaching Internet users in more than 240 countries and regions.

US-based startup BioNano raises $10m to continue commercialisation of gene sequencing technology.

Live video platform for gamers raises $20m series funding from investors including video game publisher Take-Two.