Wildcard has raised $7m in a Softbank-backed series A round to help it provide a new way to browse the web on mobile phones.

Twitter has acquires the internet password security platform, which was backed by investors including Google.

Softbank-backed social analytics company Poptip has been acquired by Palantir, which specialises in data mining for government agencies.

The e-commerce company, which has received almost $80m from investors including American Express and Kering, is set to raise the funding at a $1.2bn valuation.

The microblogging platform's strategic investments will be overseen by its ex-CFO, and it is likely to chiefly target adtech companies.

Google, Cisco and VMWare all invested in a round that lifted the IT automation software developer's overall funding to $86m.

Freeput aims to improve computer accessibility for people with mobility impairments.

The mobile app advertising startup was bought by Twitter for sum reported as "around $50m", giving Google Ventures an exit just over a year after its seed investment.

SIG China is among the investors in the audio streaming service's $11.5m series A round.

The microblogging platform has withdrawn from negotiations concerning the acquisition of SoundCloud, which would have provided an exit for Chernin.

US software group Microsoft is no stranger to backing startups through its international accelerator and local fund partnerships, it was a welcome addition to the corporate venturing community when it coordinated its efforts through a new entity called Microsoft Ventures in June 2013.

Venture capital firm Spark Capital has appointed John Melas-Kyriazi, most recently the CFO of StartX, as one of its investors.

John Melas-Kyriazi will become an associate at Spark, a venture capital firm, at its Boston offices.

The Surrey University start-up received the money from Mercia Fund Management.

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The Spain-based telecom company has invested in a new UK-based company that will sell targeted mobile advertising.

Comcast is among the investors in Closely's $3m series A, which brings its total equity funding to $6.6m.

WPP Digital, the digital investment arm of WPP, has acquired a minority interest in US content marketing startup, Percolate, to support a strategic partnership.

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Broadcast TV and advert social analytics company SecondSync, who developed their business in conjunction with SetSquared, has been acquired by Twitter.