Oxford University Press bought the High-Tech Gruenderfonds-backed online language learning service for an undisclosed sum.

Proximus, the mobile subsidiary of telecommunications company Belgacom, invested in the startup alongside Catholic University of Louvain's spin-out fund.

E-commerce holding company Rocket Internet has participated in an $8.7m funding round for the second-hand vehicle online marketplace.

Norway-based energy utility company Statkraft plans to launch a corporate venturing subsidiary in Germany that will target renewable energy technology startups.

Online food delivery platform is the first exit for the Munich academy of Telefonica's Wayra accelerator, which will be added to Rocket Internet's food portfolio.

The bank is also considering an increase in the size of its $100m dedicated fintech fund, as it seeks to improve its activity in the sector.

CommerzVentures invested $12m in the social trading platform's series D round, previously backed by Ping An and Sberbank, which now stands at $39m.

The Telefonica-backed mobile wallet developer has now raised $15m in less than a year and will use the capital to build its team as it prepares to enter the US market.

Peak, the developer of a brain training app, has now secured $10m altogether and plans to build its team using the cash from its series A round.