West African mobile services software company Rancard raises undisclosed amount of funding led by Peninsula Capital and including Intel Capital, to take advantage of rapid growth of mobile phone usage in Sub-Saharan Africa.

MIT robotics spin-out Boston Dynamics gets snapped up by Google.

India online risk services company, Aujas, has secured more backing from existing seed backer IDG Ventures India and attracted new investors including Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund and IvyCap Ventures in an undisclosed series B round of funding.

Aviation security technology company Eye on Air receives funding from Mainport Innovation Fund, backed by KLM and Schiphol, to progress its explosives detection technology towards commercial launch.

Startup studio and seed investor Betaworks, backed by Intel, is reported to be raising $20m fresh finance.

Waltop, maker of stylus technology for writing on digital devices, receives funding from Intel Capital amid recognition of growing demand for mobile-related technologies.

Omnivore Partners, the early stage investment unit of India food company Godrey Agrovet (part of Tyson Foods), has bought a minority stake in Eruvaka Technologies, an India maker of diagnostic equipment for aquaculture farmers, for an undisclosed amount.

Innogy Venture Capital sells 20% stake in Voith Hydro Ocean Current Technologies, maker of tidal turbine technology, to the majority shareholder Voith Hydro.

Japan-based education company Benesse Holdings has invested for a small minority stake an undisclosed amount of capital in India-based education content company InOpen Technologies through a series A round.