3 new deals: Foodpanda, Kamicat, adsquare bit.ly/178652u

5 new deals: Autoda, MatheLV, finanzen.de, dotdotdot, Mobly bit.ly/13DS6xy

NWZ invests million sum in RegioHelden bit.ly/172w7Ep

TVSmiles wins netStart Venture as an investor – start-up provides bonus programme for TV advertising bit.ly/13yvVJ8

5 new start-ups: myownbike, staydu, Wegtam, wo-wird-gekickt.de, VeloNow bit.ly/15F5sOe

ResearchGate raises 20 million US dollars bit.ly/10oEo2y

Target group hairdressers: Cutters Lounge, Salonmeister and Stylster all have beautiful hair bit.ly/13rDvFg

5 new deals: Massivkonzept, Fab, TVSmiles, Zapitano, Rheingau Founders bit.ly/10klppO

Avast takes over secure.me bit.ly/13lzn9S

5 new start-ups: Karla Knopf, expertentexte.de, AddApptr, Bibflirt, Swaki bit.ly/15orkgD

Amorelie wins Paua, Otto Capital and several business angels as investors bit.ly/15dJFgb

Matthias Schrader on Rocket Internet and the German way of doing things bit.ly/157FxOR

twago founder Gunnar Berning steps down after dispute over planned expansion policy bit.ly/103eMbm

Pinstyle: a picture-based shopping platform emerges from fashionista Pinterest bit.ly/130i2TH

3 new deals: myToys.de, limango, Pylba, Marfeel bit.ly/18thAhn

Waymate compares flight and train connections – travel agency 3.0 is launched bit.ly/12lQs0r

Travian Games lets go of circa 25% of workforce – the games company talks of reorientation bit.ly/12TyCo5

Oliver Samwer: “We are indeed very innovative when it comes to the execution” bit.ly/12gtEiz

5 new start-ups: pflegeleidenschaft.de, Jura TalentRocket, Teamz.de, Proleagion, Your-Pad bit.ly/12fKnT2

Hasso Plattner, Tengelmann and Kite exit HitFox bit.ly/14HFIjv