Base and Marui Group were among the investors in the crowdfunding service's $28.8m series E round which, together with its series D, totalled $34.6m.

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

The Capitec Bank-backed venture firm has formed an early-stage initiative for fintech developers that combine monetisation with social impact.

Avant's digital banking software spinoff raised the money in a series C round led by Goldman Sachs Growth at a $600m pre-money valuation.

Stripe returned as the junior financial services provider, which is also backed by Sesame Workshop, increased its overall funding to more than $76m.

The headhunter’s startup initiative has announced a new batch of AI technology startups jointly with a call for proposals for its 16th programme.

The cryptocurrency exchange aggregator has closed its second round of the year, which included Gumi Cryptos, raising its total funding to $14.8m.

The challenger bank’s Vanderbilt University-backed series G has been boosted by new funding at the same $1.57bn valuation.

Walmart is leading a $700m round being raised by financial services app developer PhonePe at a $5.5bn valuation as it is spun off by Flipkart.

The challenger bank's Orange and Stripe-backed series G has been boosted by new funding at the same $1.57bn valuation.