Narrative Science, a Northwestern University spin-out, receives funding from Central Intelligence Agency-linked investment firm.

Voyage Ventures, the corporate venturing unit and incubator service of Japan online commerce service company Venture Group, has invested an undisclosed amount of capital into Japan e-commerce and celebrity product endorsement site, Box2You, through its parent company Grow!

Trade ties between Turkey and Japan are growing in number and magnitude this year from single digit e-commerce deals to multi-billion dollar nuclear energy construction projects. In what is becoming classic 'Abenomics' export agreements in an effort to boost export revenues and urge Japan's private foreign investment, Netprice Limited, the corporate venturing unit of Japan e-commerce and incubator Netprice.com, has invested in Turkey-based consumer price comparison site, Akakce.com for an undisclosed sum.

Capital18, the corporate venturing unit of India-based Media & Investments (Network18) has been on a very active exit path over the past 12 months, namely with its latest divestment in India-based digital media agency, Webchutney. Capital 18 has sold its 70% stake to the India unit of Japan-based advertising agency, Dentsu, for an undisclosed sum, which has reportedly made investors three times their investment.

EDF-backed Electranova Capital invests in French rechargeable battery maker.

Newspaper-backed online shopping company increases total funding to $36m.

IDG-backed ParkMe partners with Amano Corporation subsidiary Amano McGann.

French biopharmaceutical company Transgene invests in antibody start-up

US car developer and manufacturer, Fisker Automotive has reportedly received a recent undisclosed joint offer by strategic car parts company Wanxiang Group of China and US car developer VL Automotive.