Google Ventures invests in online game company behind Games of Thrones Ascent.

Amalyst, spun-out of University College London, has received funding from venture firm Midven and UCL Business for hydrogen fuel cell tech.

China private equity firm Hony Capital will back China-based companies looking to acquire non-domestic assets by teaming up with domestic partners. According to Hony founder, John Zhao, there are opportunities in overseas developed markets where asset prices have come down significantly making the second half of 2013 a good time to invest.

WPP Ventures and Docomo Capital invest in $4.4m funding round for mobile microblogging service.

The enterprise social networking (ESN) segment in China is expected to see dramatic growth this year, with IDG Capital making a head start with a re-investment in China-based Facishare.

Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of mobile and computing systems company Qualcomm, sees a fun and educational journey ahead for Chinese children wanting to learn English. A multi-million dollar investment in Alo7.com is their latest foray into the online education market.

Skanska-Inertech IT infrastructure partnership reported to have established $60m spinout.