Payment technology provider StoneCo will raise about $1.1bn if it floats at the top of its range, while Ant Financial is investing $100m through a private placement.

Goldman Sachs and Galaxy Digital Ventures have joined a $15m series B extension for BitFury-backed BitGo that took the round’s total to $57.5m.

GV-backed fintech provider Plaid is reportedly in talks with investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers over a round that could value it at $3bn.

The banking firm will tap fintech entrepreneurship specialist Anthemis Group’s expertise to foster startups aligned with its innovation goals.

ProducePay, which provides financing and produce-selling tools for agricultural businesses, has won over investors including financial services firm Rabobank.

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

University of Washington’s CoMotion has formed a fintech incubator with nonprofit credit union Becu called the Becu Fintech Incubator.

Peter Berg, who helped set up Visa Ventures during his stint at the corporate, is Very Good Security's new vice-president of business development and strategy.

Bertelsmann and Tencent returned for supply chain financing provider Linklogis' $220m series C round, which also attracted fellow corporates GLP and Skyworth.

Ziegler Link-Age Fund II and affiliate funds of SoftBank Capital Employee both backed employee wellness service PayActiv, which has now raised more than $33m in total.