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EDBI, the corporate investment branch of Singapore Economic Development Board, has made a strategic investment in corporate-backed retail analytics provider RetailNext.

The imaging technology spinout has attracted semiconductor manufacturer Intel as a co-lead for the round and a consortium that also included the European Investment Fund.

Media data platform Veritone has agreed $20m in convertible debt financing from patent licensing company Acacia Research Corporation, with a possible $30m more to come.

IDG Capital-backed Testin has developed a cloud-based platform that lets developers test their mobile apps before releasing them.

Marcos Battisti, who used to oversee Intel Capital's Western Europe and Israel activity, is joining VC firm C5 Capital as it looks to raise a $150m cloud computing fund.

Vurb, a contextualised search app that had raised $10m from backers including Stanford University, is set to be acquired by Snapchat in a 75-25 stock-cash deal.

Mozilla has provided an undisclosed amount for strategic partner Cliqz, a search engine technology developer majority owned by Hubert Burda Media.

IDG Ventures, which invested in the cybersecurity company's $15m series A round last year, has returned to contribute to $10m of new funding.

The 3D sensor developer raised the funding at a valuation north of $1bn, with contributions from Sensata Technologies, Delphi Automotive and existing backer Samsung.

The internet services provider has paid an undisclosed sum to buy MassiveImpact, a mobile advertising company backed by SoftBank, SingTel and Cloudian.

The digital health fund, launched by Astellas Pharma and MPM Capital late last month, will initially look to invest up to $6m in two to three deals per year.