Financial

The peer-to-peer lender has now raised $170m in equity funding from backers including Chinese internet company Renren.

Will it ever be game over for the meteoric rise of the computer
games industry?

Much eye-catching activity in the consumer sector is coming
from Asian markets, both in terms of the level of corporate
venturing investment by native groups and the investment in
high-growth winners in those markets.

Equity-based crowdfunding website CircleUp has raised $14m in a series B round featuring Google Ventures.

The Swedish company, which links insurers with customers in emerging markets through mobile devices, has raised $22m in a round supported by Millicom.

US-based CAN Capital, a company that provides small businesses with access to alternative capital, has raised $33m in Series C funding from investors including Ribbit Capital.

Matrix Partners India and Axis Bank have provided an undisclosed amount of series B funding for Mswipe, a company offering cost-effective mobile phone point of sale solutions.

The real estate crowdfunding site, backed by Microsoft Accelerator at seed stage, has now raised more than $10m in equity.

The e-commerce company has extended its financial services offerings with a film, TV and game investment platform that will raise capital through crowdfunding.

Bank-backed BGF has taken a minority stake in TCC, which provides consultancy services to the UK's financial services industry.