Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Tsinghua University has become the first Chinese mainland institution to top the Times Higher Education’s Asia University Rankings, forcing National University of Singapore into second place.

The Tencent-backed cosmetic procedure-booking and social media platform floated at the top of its range in a US offering that came after more than $229m of funding.

Deskera has pushed its SIG and Cisco-backed series A round beyond $100m, after securing more than $40m in an extension led by Mirae Asset - Naver Asia Growth Fund.

Flipkart-backed logistics marketplace BlackBuck is approaching unicorn status after completing a $150m series D round co-led by Goldman Sachs and Accel.

Taikang Life Insurance backed a $14.8m round for the online medical data platform, which already counts Fosun, DXY and Meituan Dianping as shareholders.

The Sumitomo and Telstra-backed SD-WAN technology provider has secured $14.8m in new funding from WestSummit Capital.

SoftBank's near-$100bn vehicle intends to boost its staff numbers to 800 in the next two years as it puts down roots in new territories.

Cisco Investments is among the limited partners in the Southeast Asian VC firm's third fund, which is reportedly seeking a $220m final close.

Founded on inventions from Centre for Quantum Technologies, Speqtral is now set to commercialise its first application for quantum communications satellites.