California-based big data startup BlueTalon bagged $1.5 million in a seed funding round from Data Collective for its single-click data collaboration offering for enterprises.

San Francisco, US-based venture capital fund network IDG Ventures is currently raising $100 million for its third fund, the IDG Ventures III, to invest in early-stage startups in the US.

Magisto, the New York-based startup that provides automatic video editing services, has bagged a $2 million investment from Russian Internet firm Mail.ru Group, VentureBeat reported.

ClubLocal, a platform which allows customers to instantly book home repairs online now owned by Delaware-based Serviz Inc, completed a $10.7 million funding round from Groupon Inc and others.

Adbrain has introduced its programmatic mobile audience buying platform in private beta with partners Annalect, The Exchange Lab, M& C Saatchi Mobile, Fetch and Somo having early access to it, a company statement said.

China-based Social media marketing firm KMSocial has raised tens of millions of dollars in a Series B funding round led by Fosun Venture Capital Investment. Existing investor Fidelity Growth Partners Asia also participated in the said round, according to VentureBeat.

Philippines-based Aboitiz Equity Ventures property unit Aboitiz Land Inc had purchased the remaining 40% of common shares from Maurbeni, Japanese trading firm, worth 360 million from LiMA Land Inc (LLI). LiMA Land is the company that owns and runs the LiMA Technology Center, the filing detailed from Philippine Stock Exchange. .

Korea-based Kakao Corp, the company behind the highly-popular messaging and social app Kakao Talk, is readying for its initial public offering in May, BeSuccess reported.

New York, US-based social media management firm Sprinklr has bought Austin, Texas-based social analytics company Dachis Group for an undisclosed sum to obtain technology that will help their product accelerate in the market.

Los Angeles, US-based e-commerce firm Shopzilla snapped up Ventura, California-based online ad startup Connexity for an undisclosed amount to to beef up its audience-buying division.