Giraffe Friend, a wearable device that reminds the user to correct bad posture to prevent backaches, launched a crowdfunding campaign on DemoHour and has already raised $14,000 (CNY87,527).

Samridhi Fund invested INR18 crore in Bhubaneswar-based diabetes care provider Kanungo Institute of Diabetes Specialties (KIDS) to help the latter expand its services in rural India.

Seplat's public debut has been expected to increase IPOs on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, reported Ventures Africa.

UK-based growth capital fund Station 12 is raising $250 million (£150 million) for its new fund that will invest in the growth rounds of media tech startups in Europe.

Enable Midstream Partners has announced its IPO price valued USD20 per share piece to start trading on Friday, April 11 on the NYSE.

San Francisco, US-based online food delivery startup Munchery raised $28 million in a Series B funding round led by Sherpa Ventures to bring its service to Seattle and other places in the US.

Stamford, US-based collaborative business intelligence (BI) platform Decisyon Inc landed $22 million in its Series B financing led by Catalyst Investors to support its global expansion.

The Hunt received USD10 million worth of new funding from Khosla Ventures and Javelin Ventures, reported TechCrunch.

San Francisco, US-based social music apps maker Smule scored $16.6 million in a new funding round led by Roth Capital Partners to develop its products and fuel its expansion into Asia.

Ooomf changed its name to Crew and announced receiving USD2.1 million new funds, reported TechCrunch.