The AOL unit took part in a $3.9m seed round for children's ride app HopSkipDrive and a $2m round for food media company Spoon University.

BBG Ventures, a corporate venturing unit owned by mass media company AOL, has participated in seed rounds for US-based startups HopSkipDrive and Spoon University, which have raised $5.9m in total.

Launched in March 2015, HopSkipDrive’s app allows Los Angeles families to safely schedule rides with caregivers for children over the age of seven. It raised $3.9m in a round led by Upfront Ventures and backed by investors including BBG and FirstMark Capital.

HopSkipDrive will use the funds to expand its…