Google Ventures is heading the Series A funding of online ad campaign creation website Republic Project.

The corporate venturing unit of Google leads the first round of funding for Turntable.fm chief executive's internet music start-up, DJZ.

In July, Nielsen set up an Israeli incubator in July with Bruce Haymes, senior vice-president of global business development and mergers and acquisitions at Nielsen, a board member.

The Flextronics International-backed human resources and finance software company plans to list ,after having raised about $265m in its history.

Just Dial plans to sell 9.55 million shares in its initial public offering managed by investment banks Citigroup and Morgan Stanley.

The investment follows AbsolutData hiring in March Sundar Ramaswamy, Abishek Sawhny and Rahul Monie as head of operations, finance and technology, respectively, in its Indian office.

Spartan Race decrees "This is Boston" as the obstacle race company uses $4.25m investment from Jim Pallotta to set up Boston headquarters.

Alongside RTP in the A-extension were venture capital (VC) firms Shea Ventures, Gray Ventures and Tugboat Ventures.