Google Capital, one of the corporate venturing units of the eponymous internet search engine, has invested $50m in US online real estate auction site, Auction.com. The company has sold nearly $20bn in assets since 2010. With this latest investment, the company is valued at over $1.2bn.

SoftBank Ventures Korea, the corporate venturing unit of Japanese telecommunications and internet group SoftBank, has invested an undisclosed amount of capital to acquire a 23% stake in Ini3 Digital, a Thai online game operator, it has been reported.

Chrysalix EVC, a clean energy firm backed by a mixture of private equity firms and energy companies, such as EDF, has made 11 early stage follow-on investments over the past year, signalling continued growth opportunities in the clean tech sector.

IDG Ventures India and private equity firm Ascent Capital have invested equity capital in India-based document software management company Newgen Software. The round is worth INR 1100m ($17.61m) Other corporate investors that have backed the business include HSBC Private Equity (Asia) and SAP Ventures.

Indonesian crowdsourcing graphic design platform Sribu.com raises series A funding from Japanese software company Infoteria Corporation.

Fosun Venture Capital, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous China conglomerate, is pumping tens of millions of dollars into social media marketing, namely with its recent series B investment in Kongming.

DeNA, a Japanese games site operator, has acquired a minority stake in South Korea-based VCNC, developer of the social communication app Between.

T-Venture, the corporate venture capital unit of Deutsche Telekom Group, is making more than just an investment in Teqcycle, a disposal and recycling of ICT products company; it is also increasing public awareness for trade-in opportunities for used mobile phones.