German energy company Sunfire, developer of high-temperature fuel cells, has raised a 'high seven-figure' series B funding round from investors including Electranova Capital and Total Energy Ventures.

Israeli online intelligence company SimilarGroup has raised an undisclosed amount of series C round solely from South African multinational media group Naspers.

US restaurant ecommerce network, Ordr.In, backed by Google Ventures, has initiated a fundraising campaign on SeedInvest and aims to reach a total venture round goal of $400,000.

Hickies, US-based maker elastic lacing for shoes, has received an investment of $4.2m led by the Collaborative Fund and the unspecified venture arm of a global footwear brand.

GE and E.ON have joined Lowe's as corporate investors in rooftop solar installer Sungevity, which has now secured $160m in equity.

Xunlei, a downloading specialist that has moved into video streaming that is backed by Google among others, has raised $310m in a round that saw Xiaomi joined by IDG and Kingsoft.

The Swedish company, which links insurers with customers in emerging markets through mobile devices, has raised $22m in a round supported by Millicom.

The corporates have joined the energy efficiency company's backers as it secures $12m in equity after coming out of a stealth period.