UK-based Sheffield spin-out aims for nationwide expansion following equity deal with Finance Yorkshire.

Alongside TheTime, in which McCann bought a 15% stake as part of a $4m investment in April last year, were venture capital firm Rutledge Vine Capital, angel investor Mortimer Singer, and other angel investors, according to news provider Globes.

Tata first invested in Flisom in September 2009.

JSR, a Japan-based industrial company, has taken a minority equity stake in Switzerland-based healthcare purification technology provider ChromaCon as part of a worldwide commercial collaboration.

Games company Dena spun Minna No Wedding out in October 2010.

Internet service provider Yahoo Japan's local unit, YJ Capital, along with peers at Itochu Technology Ventures and DG Incubation, reportedly provided a convertible note to Tokyo Otaku Mode, according to news provider Tech In Asia.

Repsol New Energy Ventures said it had struck a strategic investment in Tocardo to provide a platform for both companies to develop offshore tidal energy.

The money will be used to begin manufacturing the company's QuantumFilm image sensors, which are currently being evaluated by phone manufacturers ahead of shipping devices in the second quarter of next year.