US-based Indiana University secures a collaborative research and development agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division.

Japan-based recruitment industry company Recruit invests in video screening and interviewing company alongside venture firm DCM.

Business Growth Fund, which was set up by UK-based banks, invests in cash machine company Cennox.

The US-based energy company NRG Energy and US-based spatial information company back Geostellar, which opted for strategic and angel backing, with no traditional venture firm support in its $14m round.

The US-based real-time location technology developer backed Intel and Cisco reportedly secures an exit.

Time Warner Investments-backed social networking company Meebo sells to Google, at a reported $100m valuation.

Google's corporate venturing unit backs the US-based skills testing website for a second time, after investing in its seed round last year.

Moonray-backed Romax Technology, a UK-based engineering company says it hopes to create around 100 new jobs in Nottingham and the UK over the next three to five years.

Intel Capital is joined by Rogers Communications' corporate venturing unit, Visa and Mastercard as well as others backing the mobile authentication company.

US-based cloud software company Box's corporate venturing unit Box Innovation Network is joined backing the construction blue-print company by 500 Startups and Navitas Capital.