FullContact has acquired Profoundis, a graduate of Microsoft Accelerator, for an undisclosed sum in a move to defend itself against soon-to-be Microsoft-owned LinkedIn.

The IDG-backed maternity, baby and childcare product retailer aims to raise between $50m and $75m in a round that could include part-exits for investors.

Vurb, a contextualised search app that had raised $10m from backers including Stanford University, is set to be acquired by Snapchat in a 75-25 stock-cash deal.

The internet services provider has paid an undisclosed sum to buy MassiveImpact, a mobile advertising company backed by SoftBank, SingTel and Cloudian.

Rakuten, which had previously taken part in a $14.5m series A round for payment platform Bitnet, has acquired the company for an undisclosed sum.

The Foxconn and Sina Weibo-backed company, which develops apps that let users edit photos, is targeting up to $1bn in an offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

The courier firm has acquired a majority stake in Snapdeal-backed courier service GoJavas for an undisclosed sum.

Game livestreaming platform Twitch has bought gamer community, video and information company Curse, which received $30m in funding from Riot Games last year.

Vurb, a contextualised search app that had raised $10m from backers including Tencent, is set to be acquired by Snapchat in a 75-25 stock-cash deal.

GM reportedly approached Lyft, in which it holds a 9% stake, over an acquisition in recent weeks only to be rejected by the ride ordering platform, valued at $5.5bn in January.