Live Nation Entertainment has established the LN Labs Fund, a global vehicle for strategic investment, partnership and mentoring that will focus on equity participation in early stage start-ups dealing with consumer product development and technology infrastructure.

Apperian, a Boston-based provider of mobile application management technology, announced on Tuesday it has raised $12.4 million round of venture financing.

Ping4, a developer of software communications, has raised $1.1 million in venture capital, according to a new filing by the company with federal regulators.

In a merger that will immediately change the online video landscape, Youku Inc. and Tudou Holdings Ltd. have signed a definitive agreement for Tudou to combine with Youku in a 100 percent stock-for-stock transaction. The new company will be named Youku Tudou Inc.

Oblong Industries, the company best known to the general public for creating the computer interfaces in the movie "Minority Report," has closed a Series B round of funding led by existing investor the Foundry Group.

Apple plans to build a new $304 million campus in Austin, Texas expected to create 3,600 new jobs, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced on Friday.

Virtustream, a developer of software designed to move complex IT environments to the cloud, said on Friday it has raised $15 million in its third round of funding, increasing its total backing to $75 million.

WatchDox, a developer of tools designed to access and protect documents on any device, said on Thursday it has raised $9 million in a new round of funding, led by Blackstone.

Public Media Accelerator, a $2.5 million incubator launched by Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to spur innovation in public media, has been formed.

Switchfly, the developer of web-based travel, loyalty and payment software formerly known as ezRez Software, said on Thursday it has raised $15 million in its third round of funding.