The media conglomerate is an anchor investor in University Ventures, a $100m fund that will partner with higher education institutions to launch innovative, digitally-based educational programs.

Clients include the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), which is the University of Wisconsin-Madison's technology transfer office.

The hotel search and booking engine has launched its site in beta, and currently offers choices from its six corporate founding partners and their affiliates.

News provider Financial Times (FT) said UK-based Sandpit and Germany-based German Media Pool had both struck a deal each.

The online legal services company, backed by Google, Reed-Elsevier and Investor takes its series D round above $29m.

Although the two investors were undisclosed in Trada's regulatory filing, the company has as directors Rich Miner, managing partner of corporate venturing unit Google Ventures, and Seth Levine, managing director of venture capital firm Foundry Group.

GCA Savvian served as financial adviser to BrightRoll in this transaction.

Venture capital firm LightSpeed Venture Partners led the B round, which also included Tornante Company, the investment firm led by Michael Eisner, former chief executive (CEO) of media group Walt Disney, who will give TaskRabbit strategic advice.