Venture capital firm QuestMark Partners led the round, and was joined by peers August Capital, Morgenthaler Ventures, Onset Ventures and Baseline Ventures as well as Thayer.

In January, Geniee said it would partner with Yahoo Asia Pacific allow advertisers in south-east Asia to place ads in Japan.

Alongside Ryan Holmes, CEO of Hootsuite, were venture capital firms Futura Corporation, 500 Startups, LX Ventures, 8capita Partners, and angel investors.

Nokia-backed online advertising services company Rocket Fuel has reportedly selected Credit Suisse and Citigroup to lead its planned initial public offering later this year.

China-based Tujia.com, an online holiday rental service, has raised a total of $64m in its first two rounds after closing its series B financing.

Nissay Capital invested alongside CyberAgent Ventures and angel investors, according to news provider Tech In Asia.

Nokia Growth Partners, which raised $250m for its third fund from its Finland-based phone making parent, led the C round, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, which invests on behalf of the eponymous chip maker.

CAA is also a co-sponsor of Star Avenue Capital, a consumer growth equity vehicle that it formed alongside buyout firm Irving Place Capital.