Google Ventures and 500 Startups are heading up the seed funding for mobile game learning platform Stickery.

The US-based business research company helps China business networking company Ushi to a reported $4.5m in total.

Pearson helps takes the total raised by the US-based education technology company to $54m across four rounds.

The Business Growth Fund has made its first investment, funding the UK rewards and benefits company Benefex.

Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) and T-Venture, Deutsche Telekom's corporate venturing, invested alongside venture capital fund Neuhaus Partners, which had backed Content Fleet since last year division of technology service provider Getanet.

The telephone sales automation start-up has received a second round of investment from 500 Startups, following its funding from the Twilio Fund.

The academic platform has gained series A financing as it looks to stretch its service across Europe.