Consumer

The Russia-based internet group sells stakes in the US-based daily deals, gaming and social media companies.

The Asia-based mobile video streaming company wins backing of SingTel Innov8.

With such sizeable funding in place, if Intarcia can carry out a successful trial it would be in a stronger position to reap the returns of what could be a blockbuster treatment worth billions of dollars per year as well as a technology potentially applicable in other areas.

Our forthcoming Powerlist covering the 100 most powerful people in corporate venturing is due for publication on November 26 and makes for a fascinating insight into who are the key decision-makers in this growing industry.

India-based online e-classified company, Info Edge, has invested $0.9m in return for a 25% in gift company Happily Unmarried Marketing.

Creative Artists Agency helps fashion ecommerce software company NuOrder, raise $3m in series A funding.

E.ventures, a venture firm with corporate backing, helps food delivery company Munchery raise $4m in series A funding.

Complex buyout by Nasdaq listed Global Eagle Acquisition Corporation of two inflight entertainment companies, was proceeded by a minority stake buy by one company in the other in June.

Itochu Technology Ventures and SMBC Venture Capital help the parent company manga shopping website Mangazenkan.com top up its total raised to about $3.3m.

Nexopia.com received a multi-million dollar investment from Burda Digital Ventures, the former corporate venturing unit of Hubert Burda Media, a Germany-based media company, in 2008.

Read say: "Digital is now something like 30% of revenue [at WPP] and Paidcontent ranked us number seven in its list of the top global digital media businesses. What we are trying to do is digitise the group."