Zemanta's content discovery and audience development tools have raised funding from Union Square Ventures and Social Starts in the amount of USD2 million.

Propane supplier NGL Energy Partners LP acquires Gavilon LLC for its midstream supply business. NGL Energy Partners LP, the propane gas supplier, announced it would purchase Gavilon LLC, a pipeline company.

Appboy planned to market its mobile relationship management platform product to international markets.

Paul Singer's Elliott Management Corp increased its shareholdings in German drug distribution firm Celesio AG.

Lion Biotechnologies sold common stock, common stock warrants and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to institutional investors led by Quogue Capital LLC.

The Icon Technology Partners fund raised USD100 million to invest in early-stage business software startups.

App maker Mobile Accord intended to reach up to 100 million people by the end of this year, thanks to its recent USD6.6 million investment it received from unnamed investors.

Proceeds from Zomato's recent USD37 million funding would go towards business expansion in 22 countries, chief executive Deepinder Goyal told TechCrunch.

A recent investment round by Israeli startup Mobli had secured USD60 million in investment from Carlos Slim's América Móvil and other institutional investors.

One source told Businessweek that private equity firm KKR & Co might propose a leverage buyout offer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd.