Consumer

Retty said the money would help it launch its international websites in the US and Singapore on iPhone and Android later this year.

Gree's, a Japan-based social media group, corporate venturing fund has made its second Indonesian investment by backing electronic commerce provider Bukalapak.

PriceArea.com raised an undisclosed amount in its series B round from Gree Ventures.

Permira snaps up Ancestry, which raised venture funding from AOL and Compaq, in a take-private deal.

Intel Capital leads $4m A round for Russia-based service marketplace backed by Runa Capital, a Moscow based international venture fund.

True Ventures and Index Ventures have led the venture round for organic coffee company Blue Bottle Coffee.

China-based gaming portal and downloads site YY.com is seeking a US initial public offering [IPO] after filing its F-1 with the SEC on Monday, and is looking to raise $100m in the offering.

AppDirect makes the acquisition after raising $8.5m in its series A round from a consortium including music and entertainment applications company Stingray Digital Group.

Vertu, a maker of expensive mobile phones incubated by Finland-based peer Nokia, hires Anssi Vanjoki as its non-executive chairman.