Internet company Tencent returned to lead the online grocer's $31m series B round, having previously backed its $10m series A.

Holtzbrinck-backed Fashion for Home has been acquired by Home24 for an undisclosed sum, three years after the exit of founder Rocket Internet.

Fitness subscription service ClassPass has secured $30m from investors including conglomerate Alphabet, boosting its overall funding to $84m.

Rocket Internet-backed meal delivery service HelloFresh hoped to raise around $332m from an initial public offering.

The postal service will coordinate with Melbourne University for the fund, which will seek to invest in e-commerce companies.

Smart pen maker Livescribe is set to be bought by peer Anoto for $15m, providing an exit to Qualcomm, Sumitomo and others.